Re: possibly OT: NYT article on GA creationism/evolution debate

[John Clement <clement@HAL-PC.ORG>]

> The district, Cobb County, had already come under attack this summer for
> attaching disclaimers to all science textbooks, saying that
> evolution "is a
> theory, not a fact," and should be "approached with an open mind, studied
> carefully and critically considered." On Wednesday, a parent and
> the Georgia
> chapter
> of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit demanding that the
> disclaimers be removed. Yesterday, they vowed to amend the suit to ask the
> court to reverse the new policy.

Why should anyone object to labeling evolution as a theory, which indeed it
is?  And it should be approached with an open mind and studied carefully and
critically.  What a wonderful statement.  One  wishes that all academic
subjects could be approached the same way.

Of course as a counter response the biblical creation story should be
labeled as a creation myth, and it too should be studied carefully and
critically.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX