Idiocy at Home 


Here in the great state of Utah, a state senator, Chris Buttars R-West Jordan, is trying to cram intelligent design down the throats of the local school board, who is unanimously against the idea. Buttars, apparently not one to take no for an answer, says that if the two sides can't compromise (read as, "I get my way") he'll introduce a state bill to force the issue: "Legislation is a last resort," Buttars said. "I'm still working on it, but I'm really not highly hopeful we'll come to a consensus."

Someone needs to stand in the corner. Despite the religious domination of the LDS church here, to their credit, there does seem to be some separation of church teachings and the classroom. State board chairman Kim Burningham:
"As I understand and as I read, the intelligent design concept is a concept that many of us have sympathy with, but it's not one based on science, and to put it in a science curriculum seems to me would be a misplaced position," Burningham said. "We always (try to) separate in this state very carefully our religious beliefs (from state operations). That general philosophy, it seems to me, needs to continue."
Well spoken. Buttars: GET A CLUE. This crap you're promoting is only being pushed because people don't understand the science, and pandering to these drooling mouth-breathers doesn't make you look very good.

However, to be fair, Buttars has stated he would consider teaching intelligent design in a mandatory philosophy or humanities class. Sounds better than teaching it alongside the theory of evolution in science class; but pushing this nonsense in any form is just another slide down the slippery slope. I notice that these people pushing ID wouldn't consider teaching it along side all the other creation myths of the world. 'Cause they're wrong.

Link to Deseret News article about the issue. 

 

Posted: Thu - August 11, 2005 at 11:03 AM          

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