McCain's VP Wants Creationism Taught in School

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By Brandon Keim August 29, 2008

Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin wants creationism taught in science classes.

In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska said of evolution and creation education, "Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."


Asked by the Anchorage Daily News whether she believed in evolution, Palin declined to answer, but said that "I don't think there should be a prohibition against debate if it comes up in class."
"I'm not going to pretend I know how all this came to be," she said.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/mccains-vp-want.html

yet another reason to vote Obama

[wtmusic]

1. Don't be afraid of non-science being taught in science class!

What's wrong with you? Are you afraid of healthy debate? Let's put all the ideas out, and debate them all...one by one.

[edhopper]

5. Right,

but as long as we can debate the existence of Jesus in History class.

[Orsino]

2. McCain's VP simply wants to lure stupid people to the ballot box.

Panderer.

[ladjf]

3. Creationism is simply a "notion", not a science. There is no way

to construct a curriculum to teach a notion that can be totally defined in one paragraph.

Anyone who believes that creationism is the explanation for life on Earth is ignorant beyond any reasonable criteria.

[Swede]

4. Oh fuck me,not this bullshit again.

As George Carlin used to say.

[ZombieHorde]

6. Is science class the place to debate magic? I don't think so.