Faith Based Science

This Kansas thing really sticks in my craw. Right now, Thomas Friedman has a book out called The World is Flat. An ironic sounding title considering what I'm talking about. But it's not referring to the science deniers back in the day. It discusses how in today's day and age with the internet and hi-tech communications, businesses can outsource their work any place in the world. And that soon, very soon, American workers are going to be behind the eight ball in the business world because we won't be able to compete with lower wages in India or Thailand unless we stand up and lead from the technology end. We have to train our workers to be those folks' managers instead of holding onto our assembly lines and low skill trades for as long as we can. But right now in Kansas, they're directly attacking science. I mean specifically:

One recommendation was to change the definition of science. The current definition, they say, limits inquiry because it allows only “natural” explanations. They want it to be more objective and to allow students “to follow the evidence wherever it leads.

”Evolution supporters said such a change would shake science at its foundation.

“Intelligent design claims it's a mistake to limit science to naturalistic explanations,” said Kenneth Miller, a biologist at Brown University who has written science textbooks used in Kansas and elsewhere.

“But what other kinds of explanations are there? The straightforward answer — which is very clear from their document but they never quite frankly have the courage to use the word — is supernatural explanations. … It means supernatural explanations in Kansas will now be part of science.”

Change the definition of science? Jesus Christ, people! You can believe in ghosts and astrology and that gnomes who live in your computer deliver your emails if you so desire. But let's hold off teaching these things in science class. If we're going to compete in the world of the future, we cannot send our kids into science classes that don't teach science - the real definition of science, not the one they're going to make up. Kansas, really - what the fuck is your problem?

Last night on Bill Maher, he made a joke. He was saying that to dispute evolution in Kansas, one of the people said that we don't know evolution happened because "no one saw it happen." The joke - "The Kansas school board made another proposal stating that your feet disappear when you put on shoes."

Science, you idiots! Assuming there's a God, don't you think He gave us sophisticated brains for a reason?!