[ExI] creationism in britain?
Damien Broderick
thespike at satx.rr.com
Sun Sep 14 06:43:14 UTC 2008
At 11:31 PM 9/13/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>My British friends, do tell me this creationism plague long suffered by
>American scientists isn't spreading to England of all places on this
>superstitious planet.
I'm not a UKian, but here's what the Director actually says:
<Rather than dismissing creationism as a "misconception", he says it
should be seen as a cultural "world view".
Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no
scientific basis, Prof Reiss said.
He stressed that the topic should not be taught as science. >
Might work. Could get hijacked, but school's a hideous waste of time anyway.
Damien Broderick
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