*sigh*…i cant believe rubbish like this is still being discussed. hi people, intelligent design is NOT science. its faux-science trying to make sense of something people really really want to believe in. we cant explain this, so it must be a result of the hand of god…er, a higher intelligence. this is akin to all the early astronomers who tried to prove that the earth was the center of the galaxy, that the mars retrograde loops were actually possible (yea…planets doing loop-de-loops), and other religiously-dictated absolutes that refused to fit into the logic of science. its especially funny how the article points out that the scientific board declined to state their case to the panel. discussing the point with the creationists would do nothing but humor their stupidity. dont feed the monkeys.
i just got a funny flashback too. its been seared in my mind ever since it happened. it was during luv boat…my summer camp in taiwan in 1998. our group was making our way thru a science museum, and we passed by the evolution section. one of the girls (who was quite religious) pointed to the display on human evolution and said (and i quote) “can you believe this shit?” *sigh*…yes sylvia, i can. welcome to the 20th century.
> dont feed the monkeys (via ny times)
“we realized this was not a scientific exchange, it was a political show trial,” “We are never going to solve it by throwing science at it.”
P’rty much.
Did you read that “gay or straight?” article? how does this:”The result is a new gray area that is rendering gaydar- as outmoded as Windows 2000.”
qualify as news?goddamit.
Ugh, it always hurts to hear stuff like this