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[apocalypsos]

Ga. Evolution Dispute Embarrasses Some -- ATLANTA - First, Georgia's education chief tried to take the word "evolution" out of the state's science curriculum. Now a suburban Atlanta county is in federal court over textbook stickers that call evolution "a theory, not a fact." Some here worry that Georgia is making itself look like a bunch of rubes or, worse, discrediting its own students.

If it makes the embarrassed ones feel any better, I don't think Georgia's full of rubes. This just confirms my belief after reading articles on this stupid debate that Georgia's got a handful of backwards rubes and a whole bunch of people standing around shaking their heads going, "Stop being on our side! You're making our side look stupid!"

If it were my kid, I wouldn't want them teaching him creationism in science class, what with it being a religion thing. Kind of the same way I wouldn't want the gym teacher teaching algebra. They kind of separate the teachers by subject for a reason. Science is hard enough without sending to the teachers to freakin' theology school.

Besides, I don't want my kid being taught creationism, for crying out loud. I do believe in a God, but I don't think he took a week to create the planet. What the hell is up with that? "I'll create the planet in six days, and then on the seventh day, I'll get to hang out and play the Halo sequel." NO. Either he's an effective God who does everything all at once, (which I don't buy considering his job record) or he's the comfy slacker I've always thought he was and he had his hand in that evolution schtick from day one. Six days with a break on the seventh sounds way too much like those jerks at work who have a deadline on a project and get it done a day early specifically so they can hang around your work station and be smug all over the place. "You're still working on creating horses? Man, I got those done on Wednesday, right after I made all that soot. Hey, did you get Middle East peace done yet? I kinda slapped it together and I was wondering if I could look at your work and see if you got it right -- No? Aw, come on, man, don't be hatin'."

And while we're at it, that crack about evolution being "a theory, not a fact"? Guess what gets discussed in real science classes -- among other classes -- along with facts? That's right, kids ... theories!

EDIT: And another entry in the "What the fuck is wrong with people?!" files, child porn is found on the laptop of a pro-life priest. I'll just be over here, trying desperately not to make the tasteless sarcastic cracks this story begs for.

Comments

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I'm a native Georgian, and I'm not like that.

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Not saying all Georgians are like that.

But all the craziness I hear coming out of this state, plus the insane "don't you people know the Civil War is OVER" nonsense I get from old people ['well, ma'am, the boy came over at 10, and installed mah cable'; 'is mah tech gon' be black or gon' be white, baby? Ah puhfer white.' and so forth] ...the examples I see of natives have given me a rather jaundiced view.

So I owe you a cup of tea and a hangout by way of apology and getting to know someone who is not a negative representation of your state.

Fair enough?

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I see you're in Marietta. Ouch! That explains a lot. I can't stand Cobb County. In town, and in places like Decatur, people are more progressive... annnnnnnnd that's because they're either from out of state and here for the work, or know a lot of people from out of state ;)

I can take you up on that cup of tea and hangout at some point....

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Been alive 40 years. Lived in NY until I was in my mid-30s, and then I move to Marietta and get robbed for the first time in my life. I'd move if I could afford it.

But yeah. Cuppa tea, definitely.

[for trollprincess Cuppa tea, cuppa tea, almost got shagged, cuppa tea"]