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8. We need to teach the big "We don't know" facts

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:46 AM

Oct 2013

Perhaps it will incite some future science genius to figure it out. Until then, all we have is theory and the big gray bearded dude is one of them.

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Has there ever been an effort to stop the teaching of Creationism in public schools? [View all] 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 OP

National Center for Science Education. longship Oct 2013 #2

Did you see this OP about TX and creationism in textbooks? dballance Oct 2013 #4

Most of the court cases against teaching creationism have been won Silent3 Oct 2013 #5

Exactly etherealtruth Oct 2013 #20

Yes, frequently and ongoing. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #7

We need to teach the big "We don't know" facts seveneyes Oct 2013 #8

But we do know...a lot. Tikki Oct 2013 #10

Theory, in science, doesn't mean what you think it means cpwm17 Oct 2013 #11

Yes, Evolution is a fact seveneyes Oct 2013 #12

They don't say seveneyes Oct 2013 #15

So one has to say and the other doesn't...that's convenient. Tikki Oct 2013 #16

Nothing is impossible to prove seveneyes Oct 2013 #18

Or..to prove..nothing is impossible.. Tikki Oct 2013 #19

Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District hatrack Oct 2013 #9

This great young guy, Zack Kopplin, is leading a movement to do just that. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #17

No more than the effort to stop teaching the sun revolves around the earth hootinholler Oct 2013 #21

They never taught it in any of my schools. nt Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #22

North is necessarily up? Igel Oct 2013 #23