[ale] .NET [OT-Highjack] Cobb Co. Creationism

[Kilroy, Chris]

->The worst religious war you can start is one on religion, 
->let's PLEASE 
->not go there...
->


absolutely.  not trying to troll for a fight :).


feel free to reply to me offline if you think i'm full of it, but yeah certainly this list doesnt need any competition for the "MS is the devil/ no its not" topic =).  

so as they say in television, now back to our regularly scheduled programming =).



->Kilroy, Chris wrote:
->> Cobb Co attempting to have Biblical creationism taught in science 
->> classes under the guise of being a legitimate 'science'.  
->and at the 
->> very least trying to debase the scientific communities 
->explanation of 
->> the origin of the universe, nevermind that there are thousands of 
->> different independently performed experiments from peoples 
->of virtually 
->> every culture yielding an understanding of certain facts 
->that make the 
->> currently accepted cosmological theories of an expanding universe 
->> clearly as the most reasonable conclusion in any sort of 
->parsinomious 
->> analysis.
->> 
->> of course non-Christian religious myths about the origin of 
->the universe 
->> are neglected, etc etc etc.  i think religion classes are 
->good actually 
->> to help people understand history, literature, etc.  i went to a 
->> catholic school, and even though i'm not catholic i would 
->send my kids 
->> to that same school in a heartbeat.  but attempting to 
->teach religious 
->> myth as if it were fact (ie in a science classroom) is 
->deceitful.  If 
->> you permit the teacher to analyze the doctrine with teh sorts of 
->> scientific skepticism that he/she can attack scientific 
->findings, it 
->> would be one thing.  I'm fairly sure that however would not be 
->> permitted.  Since page 1 and 2 of the bible already cant 
->get it straight 
->> as to how the universe really started.  So it wouldnt take too long.
->> 
->> so in summary we all have our hot button issues for some 
->people it is 
->> the digital cameras for me it is this :PÂ  i think it is 
->time to try to 
->> flush some of this coffee out of the system ;-)
->> 
->> happy halloween =D
->> 
->> 
->> ->
->> ->
->> ->On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 11:55, Kilroy, Chris wrote:
->> ->> wow i didnt know Cobb Co public schools were private
->> ->
->> ->Cobb County? I admit I'm rather confused by your comment.
->> ->What on earth
->> ->does Cobb County have to do with BYU or the current 
->topic? Perhaps I'm
->> ->just not understanding and you have a completely 
->legitimate reason for
->> ->what you are saying. Afterall, that is what I'm writing to
->> ->find out. :)
->> ->
->> ->Michael
->> ->
->> 
->
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->I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
->to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
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