Creationists Still Want to Give Master of Science Degrees

[Are_grits_groceries]

A Friend of Unfair Park wondered earlier this week what had become of the Institute for Creation Research's federal lawsuit filed in April against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in which the Dallas-based organization claimed the THECB violated its constitutional rights when it refused to grant the ICR's request to dole out master's degrees in science. Well, turns out, quite a bit's happened -- including the filing of a similar suit in Travis County, which has since been moved to federal court in Austin. And the whole shebang now has its own page on the National Center for Science Education's Web site, which has collected some of the more pertinent legal docs filed in recent weeks.

But not included are two docs you'll find after the jump, including the ICR's motion for summary judgment filed in Dallas federal court three weeks ago and the defendants' response, filed only yesterday. In short: The ICR claims that since it doesn't take government money, the government doesn't have the right to tell it what kind of degrees it can hand out. Meanwhile, the THECB members member say District Judge Jane Boyle can't rule on the case yet because, look, they haven't even responded to the original complaint yet, come on.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/07/local_creationists_texas_highe.php

An MS in Teh Stupid....

[BlooInBloo]

1. This country is full of people who know nothing about science/math, but pretend that they do.

[Odin2005]

4. And via MBAs, know nothing about running a business but pretend they do.

Like W and his multiple failed business ventures. :crazy:

[aquart]

2. And now you know why real scientists are Democrats.

[Odin2005]

3. Can't be called "Master of SCIENCE" when there is no science.

If they want their BS to be a part of a Master of Theology degree that's fine with me, since Theology is all BS anyways.

[TexasObserver]

5. a Masters of Self Delusion might work

[drm604]

6. So by their thinking

anyone who doesn't take government money should be able to grant any degree in anything they want.

Of course accreditation boards would still make it possible for employers to separate the wheat from the chaff but I don't think their goal is to produce degree holders who are actually employable. Their goal is to have people with BS, MS, and PHD behind their names who can espouse their viewpoint in the popular media, where checking of credentials is much more haphazard.

[Rex]

7. So, what do they do at the ICR? I mean come on, how batshit crazy

does it have to...oh right...scienetology...nm.

Organized religions are a joke or they just let any tom, dick and harry join nowadays. :eyes:

[MineralMan]

8. Masters of Nonsense, more like...

[WeDidIt]

9. If they succeed, US degrees in science will be worthless on the global stage

Nobody in any other country will ever trust another US science degree if they get ther way.