[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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