Science, as defined by Kansas

Post by **Hannibal** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:44 am

werldhed wrote:The first time I looked at the thread, I thought it said, "Science as defined by Kracus."

As much as I adore Kracus' ability to "HIT YOU WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE!!", this possibility is even scarier.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:15 am

werldhed wrote:The first time I looked at the thread, I thought it said, "Science as defined by Kracus."

Anyway, the thing I'm most worried about is the public response to this. Most people don't have a slight grasp about how science works, so I fear other ID advocates will see this as a step forward and start pushing it in other communities, and the ignorami will just eat it up. Like Canis said, I don't think basic sciences will be set back by this because the scientific community won't accept something without analyzing it to death (usually). And the rest of the population will go on being completely unaware of what scientists are doing.

What does worry me are the areas where science spills over to the public sector: drug development, medicine, and epidemiology. These are where scientific developments start to be scrutinized by people like George Bush, for example, and that's not a good thing.

In the long run, of course, it will weaken science education, but the less-cynical part of me still has to believe that those kids who really are interested in pursuing scientific careers are able to tell good theory from bad. I hope...

while i was reading this i was wondering what happened to the real pete, then i saw it was posted by you werldhed

icon confusion.

Post by **Ryoki** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:03 am

yay theocracy \o/

Post by **Foo** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:06 am

Hannibal wrote:
werldhed wrote:The first time I looked at the thread, I thought it said, "Science as defined by Kracus."
As much as I adore Kracus' ability to "HIT YOU WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE!!", this possibility is even scarier.

the leaden pipe of understanding.

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:20 pm

Foo wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
werldhed wrote:The first time I looked at the thread, I thought it said, "Science as defined by Kracus."
As much as I adore Kracus' ability to "HIT YOU WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE!!", this possibility is even scarier.
the leaden pipe of understanding.

With +5 to Tipping

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:59 pm

Foo wrote: the leaden pipe of understanding.

bitWISE wrote:With +5 to Tipping

Hey...you guys leave that moronic mouth breather alone.
Can't you see he's busy trying to figure out how to answer a phone?

Post by **Nightshade** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:02 pm

“My kids believe in God. I believe in God. But I don’t think it belongs in the science curriculum the way the school district is presenting it,” said Jill Reiter, 41, a bank teller who joined a group of high school students waving signs supporting the challengers Tuesday.

Finally, some fucking common sense.

Post by **menkent** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:12 pm

riddla wrote:booya, 8 of the board members were voted out like a motherfucker yesterday. Looks like all this was a pointless waste of tax dollars since it will be reversed before any action is taken.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9973228/

that was in Pennsylvania, not Kansas

Post by **R00k** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:25 pm

riddla wrote:booya, 8 of the board members were voted out like a motherfucker yesterday. Looks like all this was a pointless waste of tax dollars since it will be reversed before any action is taken.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9973228/

Yea, that happened in a different state.

I was boiling over when I read about Kansas. When I read about what happened in PA, it restored some of my faith in local people power - and common sense.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:22 pm

R00k wrote: I was boiling over when I read about Kansas. When I read about what happened in PA, it restored some of my faith in local people power - and common sense.

Indeed.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:18 am

tnf wrote:Here they are...

http://www.ksde.org/commiss/bdaddr.html

that's just some of the gang.

all i have to say is those are some UGLY motherfuckers.
they should have been steralized at puberty to prevent anyone from swimming in their polluted gene pool.

Post by **mjrpes** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:23 am

This is a book written by Connie Morris, who sits on the board:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156384 ... e&n=283155

Here's some of the feedback:

The book describes the author's truly awefuly early life experiences, and how she made it through them through her faith. It's good to hear how she found comfort in faith, but I am very uncomfortable with how she seems to think that her version of faith is appropriate to everyone. Bear in mind, this author is the same person who describes evolution as a fairy tale, and is using her position on the Kansas State school board to push her version of faith onto the people of her state. Overall, I get very uncomfortable with this level of overall disrespect for other people's religious freedom, and cannot recommend this book for that reason.

The book is a badly written attempt by a narcisstic, borderline
personality disordered woman to do a "Charles Colson"--at the time the"Devil Made Me Do It".The "Devil" made her pose nude but
she fought him back by "...never again by posing that way."
This woman is now supporting Intelligent Design in her state.
I cannot image why I was asked to review this piece of utter trash.

Post by **tnf** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:29 am

Well, pat robertson has told the town that they voted against god and that they should not be surprised if disaster strikes..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9995578/