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\u201cMommy why do they say it is science when they haven\u2019t done any testing yet? They should test their ideas first\u201d<\/span> (9 year old homeschooled child<\/a> in a Christian family, reacting to the claims of proponents of Intelligent Design as depicted in the NOVA documentary \u201cJudgment Day\u201d).<\/div>\n

I just had to share this second \u2018quote of the day\u2019. It was left in a comment on Panda\u2019s Thumb<\/a> by the child\u2019s parent, who was proud of their thoughtful and clear-sighted response. I concur.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMommy why do they say it is science when they haven\u2019t done any testing yet? They should test their ideas first\u201d (9 year old homeschooled child in a Christian family, reacting to the claims of proponents of Intelligent Design as depicted in the NOVA documentary \u201cJudgment Day\u201d). I just had to share this second \u2018quote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nOut Of The Mouths Of Babes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cMommy why do they say it is science when they haven\u2019t done any testing yet? 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