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Old 02-21-2008
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Re: Florida to teach evolution in science-theory catagory

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Originally Posted by timj219 View Post
It's not a question of "stupid". It's a case of "ignorant". Some people want children to remain ignorant of evolution and of the difference between science and religion. IMO that's bad.
Evolution is such a central part of biology that the whole course would really need to be removed since so much would have to be avoided or left out anyway. What happens when the class asks questions that venture into that realm? The teacher should just say "we are not allowed to go into that part"?
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