Worrying

[cultureofdoubt]

40 or more schools teaching bullshit in science classes* via the New Humanist blog.

That's quite a bit more than I expected to be perfectly honest.

*I mean in a really bad way. They teach creationism to the exclusion of evolution. "Teaching the controversy" is bad enough outside a sociological context (in other words, teaching that there are

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[evath]

I don't mean to jump into another persons discussion here, because I understand where you are both coming from and this certainly isn't a criticism of your respective opinions. But I have some thoughts I would like share.

Always be careful with there are more important things to solve like X arguments, or you need to concentrate on A before we worry about B etc. While I agree in this argument literacy is foremost, I still find the idea of someone unable to make a reasoned argument quite terrifying. I would be willing to argue it is partly that fact that we have such trouble with getting a Government to listen. Also you don't need to be literate to make reasoned arguments, so we can aim for both at the same time. I'd rather have to work with a reasoned illiterate over an unreasoned person, of course the best choice would be reasoned and literate.

What I'm trying to say at the end of the day different people are attempting to solve the same basic problem thing in different ways. With statistics like this back in '97 that less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000."[http://www.newint.org/issue287/keynote.html] Many would condemn people like me who place my support elsewhere first. But that's because I have my beliefs and my priorities to what I think I can change.

I'm not a person who can honestly do a job without thinking it even in the smallest way is making a difference, and isn't important. However a lot of what I have will never be topical or noticed. I'd like however to think it's still worthwhile to discuss to those who listen.

Anyway, I don't meant to start this up again if it only serves to antagonise you, so let this topic die if you wish.