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In no way did I mean that you supported this nonsense. I apologize for my poor wording giving the impression that you support this bill. It's obvious from your posts in this thread and elsewhere that your leanings are 100% opposed to this.Evo said:No I don't, I have the OPPOSITE take. I believe you haven't read all of my posts and took something I said the wrong way.
What I referred to was this,
The wording of the bill is on a first reading oh so benign; what's wrong with teaching students to challenge and poke into science? That's exactly what students should be taught, and that is exactly how the current education standards in Tennessee and elsewhere encourage their science teachers to teach science.You later edited that post to readEvo said:The bill requires that it has to be real scientific theory, which would exclude intelligent design, creationism, etc... What is wrong with the bill?
So what is wrong with the bill? One part of what's wrong with it is exactly what you said: "It sounds like they want to alow teaching of non-scientific "controversies", as in BS." Another part is that it sounds like they want to ban the teaching of evolution. From the bill going to the governor, (emphasis mine)Evo said:The bill, as was read, requires that it has to be real scientific theory, which would exclude intelligent design, creationism, etc... Do these people think that religious myth is science? The way the bill is worded is different from what was said by the speaker. It sounds like they want to alow teaching of non-scientific "controversies", as in BS.
"This section ... shall not be construed to promote any religious or non-religious doctrine, promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs or non-beliefs, or promote discrimination for or against religion or non-religion."
Evolution, in the minds of some, is a non-religious doctrine (strike 1). Teaching (i.e. promoting) evolution discriminates against those people's religion beliefs (strike 2) and against their very religion (strike 3). That evolution just struck out in Tennessee is how I read this bill.