Comments on: Florida: Press Conference to Oppose False “Academic Freedom” and “Critical Analysis” Bills http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/ Wesley R. Elsberry's personal weblog, talking about falconry, science, antievolution, computation, and the broken body he lives in. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Spirula http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-188140 Spirula Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:09:49 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/#comment-188140 <i>also pretend that the age of the earth doesn’t matter in science education</i> Which reminds me, why are the geology classes left off the "manufactroversy" list? Certainly Lyell's geology text was a major influence on Darwin's ideas about evolution. Without the "old earth" evidence, Darwin's ideas would have probably fallen on deaf ears. Either they haven't figured it out or it's not as inflammatory as "your monkey's uncle". also pretend that the age of the earth doesn’t matter in science education

Which reminds me, why are the geology classes left off the “manufactroversy” list? Certainly Lyell’s geology text was a major influence on Darwin’s ideas about evolution. Without the “old earth” evidence, Darwin’s ideas would have probably fallen on deaf ears.

Either they haven’t figured it out or it’s not as inflammatory as “your monkey’s uncle”.

]]> By: Austringer http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-188139 Austringer Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:52:31 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/#comment-188139 I did notice an inaccuracy in Dr. Kroto's presentation when he attributed an argument that the Grand Canyon was itself merely 5,000 years old to the Discovery Institute. The Discovery Institute, of course, does not <i>endorse</i> young-earth creationist arguments about the age of the earth or even the Grand Canyon. That argument actually belongs to organizations like the Institute for Creation Research and Answers in Genesis. Instead, the Discovery Institute merely wishes that everyone would pretend along with them that science can't decide between a young-earth chronology and 4.55 billion years (or a few thousand and several million years in the case of the Grand Canyon), and also pretend that the age of the earth doesn't matter in science education. I did notice an inaccuracy in Dr. Kroto’s presentation when he attributed an argument that the Grand Canyon was itself merely 5,000 years old to the Discovery Institute. The Discovery Institute, of course, does not endorse young-earth creationist arguments about the age of the earth or even the Grand Canyon. That argument actually belongs to organizations like the Institute for Creation Research and Answers in Genesis. Instead, the Discovery Institute merely wishes that everyone would pretend along with them that science can’t decide between a young-earth chronology and 4.55 billion years (or a few thousand and several million years in the case of the Grand Canyon), and also pretend that the age of the earth doesn’t matter in science education.

]]> By: S Scott http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-188132 S Scott Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:33:35 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/04/14/florida-press-conference-to-oppose-false-academic-freedom-and-critical-analysis-bills/#comment-188132 Oooh! Thank you, thank you, thank you for speaking in Tallahassee today! :-) Oooh! Thank you, thank you, thank you for speaking in Tallahassee today! :-)

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