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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:54 PM Original message |
Most Americans Favor Teaching Creationism |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. They didn't ask me! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fantastic.. THAT's what Sunday School is for |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
62. Maybe a higher level high school philosophy class as well |
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Birthmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sure. |
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Joebert (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Most of the people they asked at a Baptist convention... n/t |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bullshit! |
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drfresh (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. About the Survey |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
51. And I second that Bullshit! |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. you don't like evolutionary biology? fine |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. Good--teach it in Sunday School, where it belongs. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Keep church outta my schools! |
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Caution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Most Americans favor free beer as well |
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Charlie Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thankfully science is not decided by opinion polls |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 09:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
54. But whether it's taught or not |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:51 AM Response to Reply #54 |
63. Correct, look at Kansas |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. I shoould have been born a cheese eating surrender monkey. |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. The whole country has devolved into Knuckledrag???? |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. That is BS |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
38. What is pure and utter BS? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
67. What part don't you understand? |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. They did not ask me. |
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wli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. What did they do, go into a fundie church and poll pew by pew? n/t |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yeah...I'm getting the hell out of this country. |
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really annoyed (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Crazy! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. Do they agree with teaching mythology as well? |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. This is exactly why the RW are attacking the educational system |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Teach in in a religion or philosophy class |
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against all enemies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. How will this country compete with intelligent ones? |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
64. China and Japan should be thrilled |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. No wonder our country is experiencing a brain drain! |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. Nice poll! "Most" want creationism taught... but, then, most don't know.. |
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fob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. Nice way to get a sure A+! All you have to do is start every answer |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
23. i gotta get out of here |
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craigolemiss (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. As long as it is taught --- |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yes! Let's teach about nonfalsifiable hypothesis! |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Most Americans" also: |
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annarbor (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
65. Fantastic Point! |
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kodi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. turn down the lights on the Enlightenment. welcome back the Dark Ages |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. 38% of Americans are fucking idiots. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I have had one standard since I was a teen .... |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. And it's back to the Dark Ages we go! |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sounds like the poll wasn't explicit re: creationism -> science class |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think this is lemons ... |
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ridgerunner (368 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-05 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. Creationism should be taught in school |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. 38% favor replacing evolution with creationism in public school curricula |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
39. I'm sorry.. WHERE exactly did they do this poll?? |
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onager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
40. As someone much smarter than me once said... |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. Correlation with educational level |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
42. What exactly is there to teach....Creation(ism) is a.... |
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cyr330 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
43. "Most" Americans are fucking stupid |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
44. Religious tolerance: a little goes a long way. |
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teryang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
45. Most Americans favor teaching that the earth is flat |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 04:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. Disturbing. No other words. nt |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'm A Teacher - The Bible Is Not A Science Book And Science Books Are Not |
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DrZeeLit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
48. And what creation myth would they like taught? |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 09:26 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. My thoughts as well... if they want to teach one they better teach ALL or |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
49. There are thousands of "creation" stories, its called mythology |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
50. Fine - teach creationism. Just don't do it in science class. Teach it |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
52. Not me. Creationism is bullsh*t. Last one out turn out the lights. n/t |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
53. What about the Alien theory of creation??? |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'd like my kids to take Comic book appreciation instead of Literature. |
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Timmy5835 (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
57. If this were to happen, there goes our economy. |
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shantipriya (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
58. Creationism? |
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lateo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
59. The title of that article should be changed to... |
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zara (470 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
60. Let's just teach religious alternatives to all science.... |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
61. TEACH THE CONTROVERSY!!!!! |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. Dismaying. n/t |
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SeanQ (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
68. People need to understand |
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anotherdrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
69. most americans dumb as a bag of rocks |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
70. Bullshit. I simply do not believe it. 64 percent? Yeah, right. |
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liveoaktx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. That'll include the turtle carrying the earth on its back, right? |
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CGrantt57 (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-05 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
72. I teach science in New York and I'd be happy... |
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