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I was wondering how long it was going to take for my home state Florida legislators to get around to slipping some creationism or intelligent design into the curriculum.\u00a0 They\u2019re trying the latest technique of arguing that they\u2019re just looking to teach critical thinking.<\/p>\n

This is an hysterical idea when it comes from these anti-science zealots.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think they actually understand what critical thinking means.\u00a0 I believe their definition would be something like \u201cbeing critical about things you don\u2019t believe.\u201d\u00a0 They have no capacity for analysis, reflection or objectivity.\u00a0 How could they when they rely upon tradition as their guide?<\/p>\n

Their latest ploy is to insert words like \u201ccritical analysis\u201d into curriculum legislation about evolution.\u00a0 The proposed\u00a0Florida bill requires<\/a> \u201ca thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution.\u201d\u00a0 This is the best that they can do in the wake of the Dover decision.<\/p>\n

The Florida Citizens for Science website<\/a> points out:<\/p>\n

Mandating \u201ccritical analysis\u201d of evolution has been done before in other states with disastrous results. We don\u2019t need to put Florida through the same painful learning process that Ohio had already gone through a few years ago. Once the work began on deciding how to implement \u201ccritical analysis\u201d there, it was discovered that the concept was nothing more than an attempt to impose creationist teachings. The proposed lesson plan was riddled with distortions of scientific knowledge\/methods pulled directly from old creationist arguments. Ohio eventually dropped the whole idea of \u201ccritical analysis\u201d evolution and washed their hands of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If it gets through \u2013 and this being Florida it probably will \u2013 we can waste more time and money on foolishness while critical programs are being slashed and burned by Gov. Rick \u201cMedicare Fraudster<\/a>\u201d Scott.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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