[Phys-L] proof that humans have not evolved

[John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>]

I quote from:
  http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/loch-ness-monster-cited-by-us-schools-as-evidence-that-evolution-is-myth-1-2373903> 

> _Loch Ness monster cited by US schools as evidence that evolution is myth_

> THOUSANDS of American school pupils are to be taught that the Loch 
> Ness monster is real – in an attempt by religious teachers to 
> disprove Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
>
> Pupils attending privately-run Christian schools in the southern 
> state of Louisiana will learn from textbooks next year, which claim 
> Scotland’s most famous mythological beast is a living creature. 
>
> Thousands of children are to receive publicly-funded vouchers
> enabling them to attend the schools – which follow a strict
> fundamentalist curriculum.

> One ACE textbook called Biology 1099, Accelerated Christian Education
> Inc reads: “Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more
> convinced of their existence.
>
> “Have you heard of the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland? ‘Nessie’ for
> short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by
> eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a
> plesiosaur.”
>
> Another claim taught is that a Japanese whaling boat once caught a
> dinosaur.

And so on.  Some of the blog posts are quite amusing.

The story got picked up by
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/loch-ness-monster-real-in-biology-textbook/2012/06/26/gJQAPhwr4V_blog.html
and
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/the-loch-ness-monster-in-a-science-textbook/2012/06/27/gJQAoTXP7V_blog.html

The latter contains links to samples on the ACE publisher's site.

If you think this is an isolated aberration, think again:
  http://conservapedia.com/Loch_Ness_Monster