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daaron

(763 posts)
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 11:17 AM Jun 2012

Scots laughing at Louisiana Creationism curriculum - all the way to the bank?

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/24/louisiana-schools-teach-that-existence-of-loch-ness-monster-proves-creationism/

From the Scotland Herald:
One ACE textbook – Biology 1099, Accelerated Christian Education Inc – reads: “Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence. Have you heard of the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ in Scotland? ‘Nessie’ for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur.”

Another claim taught is that a Japanese whaling boat once caught a dinosaur. It’s unclear if the movie Godzilla was the inspiration for this lesson.

Jonny Scaramanga, 27, who went through the ACE programme as a child, but now campaigns against Christian fundamentalism, said the Nessie claim was presented as “evidence that evolution couldn’t have happened. The reason for that is they’re saying if Noah’s flood only happened 4000 years ago, which they believe literally happened, then possibly a sea monster survived.

“If it was millions of years ago then that would be ridiculous. That’s their logic. It’s a common thing among creationists to believe in sea monsters.”

Thanks to Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, this type of education is being funded with tax dollars, at least in Louisiana.
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In Scotland, they hope to laugh all the way to the bank. Nessie expert Tony Drummond invites Americans to come “see” the monster who most think doesn’t exist.


Just to review - 'Nessie is real' isn't even the craziest thing in the "ACE programme".
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bongbong

(5,436 posts)
1. Insane repigs
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:27 PM
Jun 2012

They hate education, they hate progress, they hate the environment, they hate pretty much everything including America except for their Holy Saints - billionaires.

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)
2. But the Scots won't mind the free publicity.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 02:11 PM
Jun 2012

I've driven along both north and south banks of Loch Ness. Telling my young kids to be on the lookout for Nessie was a great way to keep in-car fighting to a minimum.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
3. Maybe they will teach about Yeti and increase tourism to Nepal as well.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 02:17 PM
Jun 2012

How embarrassing that this is happening. Jindal is not a stupid man, by any means. How he is supporting this is beyond me.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
5. That is true. He has always been very ambitious, but I think
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 04:46 PM
Jun 2012

this does not help him on a national scale at all.

dregstudios

(48 posts)
6. Ignorance
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:53 PM
Jun 2012

Here in TN, they have taken steps though new legislation to allow creationism back into the classroom. This law turns the clock back nearly 100 years here in the seemingly unprogressive South and is simply embarrassing. There is no argument against the Theory of Evolution other than that of religious doctrine. The Monkey Law only opens the door for fanatic Christianity to creep its way back into our classrooms. You can see my visual response as a Tennessean to this absurd law on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/04/pulpit-in-classroom-biblical-agenda-in.html with some evolutionary art and a little bit of simple logic.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
7. Agree. We did have a discussion about this a few months ago in this group.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 07:00 PM
Jun 2012

Your site is really interesting. Powerful art work there.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
8. One publisher provides math texts which have the advantage of not being burdened with set theory.
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 01:15 AM
Jun 2012

My friends, this is justice and wisdom combined, for Set was the Egyptian god of darkness and chaos. Flee the devil in all his forms.

 

daaron

(763 posts)
10. No set theory?
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 08:35 AM
Jun 2012

Perfect! They can avoid higher mathematics that way, like algebraic topology with it's terrible terrible thereoms like ...

the dreaded ...

HAIRY BALL THEOREM!

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
11. Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence.
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:36 AM
Jun 2012

Yep... that's because BIRDS are dinosaurs. Who needs Nessie?

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