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Why creationism is not the biggest threat to schools
1 day ago

guardian.co.uk Science: The world is full of terrible things and it may seem absurd to be shocked by the state of science teaching more than by war and famine or any of the more obvious candidates. But I was more shocked by the report showing that a significant minority of British science teachers can't see anything much wrong with creationism tha (Read More)
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Greghollingsworth,
1 day ago
: Granted, this is a much different issue here in the states, but the issue is still something we will deal with more in the coming years. I think that eventually the question has to come down to this, how would these Christian families react if we started teaching children all the various creationist theories? What if we brought in the Muslim creation story, taught the Native American creation story, the Buddhist, the Shintoist, and on and on down the line?

To me this isn't so much about teaching creationism as it is an attempt by Christian fundamentalists (yep, I'm gonna go there) to bring only their view alongside the theory of evolution (which I personally loathe to see called Darwinism). What about all the others?

@michaelfidler,
@homosuperior,
@thekookfringecom,
@jasongoldberg,
@thomaspower and anyone else I'm leaving out, i would be very interested to hear your thoughts on this issue.
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Jmalmberg,
1 hour ago
: I'm not suggesting that creationism be taught as science. I agree that there is no empirical evidence that would support this. I am suggesting however that bringing it up as a topic when teaching evolution (so that students know that there are people with differing points of view on the matter - hence, educating them) does not arise to the level of heresy that the media would have us believe. The idea of bringing it up as philosophy is also fine, but again, in public schools the media would have a heyday with it. So much for the idea that education is supposed to be about “learning”, not about “maintaining a comfort zone”.

As for teachers espousing religious points of view, I do agree that no viewpoint should be shoved down a student’s throat but it is ridiculous to ask people to leave their system of beliefs at the door. That is simply asking for freedom from religion; something that you have already agreed that nobody is entitled to.

Just playing Devil’s advocate here but if a teacher professes to their class that he is an atheist or agnostic, does that hurt anyone. And if the answer is “no”, then tell me how a teacher saying he or she believes in God hurts you or anyone else. It may make you uncomfortable, but so what. I can virtually guarantee that in the case of the latter, some parents, pundits and the media would be up in arms. But in the case of the former, nobody would say or do anything. Frankly, if one is wrong, so is the other. And putting a stop to either points back to freedom from religion as both deal with issues of faith.

It should also be pointed out that the Constitution provides for both freedom of religion and freedom of speech, period. It doesn’t say “freedom of religion and freedom of speech unless you work for the government in which case you are free to practice your system of beliefs only on your off hours, but when on the clock your freedom of speech and religion are both restricted.” I am fairly certain that the courts have diverged rather dramatically from the founders intent on this one.
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Raddevon,
18 minutes ago
: Why are we appealing to tradition or the will of the founding fathers here? The founding fathers almost all would have certainly expected everyone to keep slaves but most can agree that is certainly immoral. It seems to me we should evaluate what is moral apart from the intentions of anyone regardless of their role in forming the nation in which we live. It is intuitive that, if religious people are free to practice religion that non-religious people should be free not to and tax money of the collective populace should not be used to espouse a particular belief system. I would argue that a teacher's religious belief should certainly be left at the door.

There are certain restrictions that come along with employment by any entity private or public. In fact, I would argue that restrictions on public employees should be more stringent since they are employed by the general population. They should be required to serve the populace as a whole not whatever religious faction happens to be vogue at the particular moment in time.
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Apple's disappointing keynote problems are caused by secrecy
5 hours ago

Submitted by Pcnerd37 from Digg: Apple has a history of being secretive about everything until the moment it is announced. Sure, there is the occasional leak, but on the whole, nobody really knows anything for sure until its announced. This can certainly give Apple the shock factor when something big is announced, but ultimately, they are shooting themse (Read More)
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: I believe that if Apple did away with the secrecy, they would be much better off.
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'Greenness' to drive tech market
11 hours ago

BBC: Analysts predict that the environmental credentials of technology products will become a significant factor in their success, provided the public believes in them. (Read More)
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Itafroma,
11 hours ago
: After hearing the same exact prediction every year for the last 10 years, I'll believe it when I see it. Cost and innovation are far more motivating factors.
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Microsoft exec predicts Sony will be forced to cut PS3 prices
11 hours ago

Engadget: After a couple weeks in which the 360 posted better sales numbers than the PS3 and it was revealed that Sony inadvertently funded Microsoft's next-gen development efforts, you'd think Microsoft execs would be getting a little cocky, but it sounds instead like they're expecting a renewed offensive from Sony based on price. T (Read More)
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Linksys announces Media Hub NAS
16 hours ago

Engadget: We knew Cisco would be throwing down in the home media space, and it's coming out in force, supplementing that sexy Wireless Home Audio system with the web-enabled Media Hub NAS. Both the $400 500GB NMH405 and $430 NMH410 (1TB) feature a front-panel LCD and card reader, while the $350 NMH305 (500GB) does away with such fril (Read More)
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HP's Mini 1000 Mi up for order
18 hours ago

Engadget: That magical "Mi" shell for Ubuntu that HP's built for its new Mini 1000 netbooks is now available for order (as rumored), with configurations starting at $330 for the 9-inch version. Since it's a custom build, it'll take about nine days to ship, but the gift of commercialized open source is forever. If you're still unconvi (Read More)
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