Worrying statistics

[idontlikegravy]

I just went to the Prime Minister petition website to sign a petition to prevent Ancient History A level being dropped by the curriculum and discovered a worringly large number of people want creationism to be taught in UK state schools. There were FIVE seperate petitions to this effect, one of which had over 16,000 signatures. There were only two

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[lillian13]

Just petitions? Y'all are lucky. We get actual school boards that make this happen (and they get overturned, eventually, but still...)

One piece of advice I gave my niece years ago. Still applicable: "People are stupid".

[idontlikegravy]

I know, but I still occasionally hold the naive hope that someone will prove me wrong.