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theadvancedapes  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Here Is What Louisiana Schoolchildren Learn About Evolution

I think what infuriates me the most about this is how they twist the facts about evolution. Examples:

"Fossils do not always follow the patterns evolutionists expect."

The patterns follow exactly what would be expected if life evolved. As Richard Dawkins famously said "There are no fossil rabbits in the pre-Cambrian, if there were we would have to rethink how life evolved."

"Earth is millions of years old."

It is billions. That is not a minor distinction.

"Man is the highest level animal"

No evolutionary scientist would that statement. That is a notion from a school of Aristotelean philosophy and was adopted by the church. If you study evolution you realize that there is no such thing as a "highest level animal". Animals are all uniquely adapted to their own environment. Humans may be unique for their level of intelligence and ability to accumulate cultural information over generations, but we are not the best at everything.

Two final points:

It's ridiculous that they frame the discussion as an evolution vs. creationism discussion as if there were a discussion to be had. Climate change deniers do the same thing.

It's also ridiculous that "God's word" is sufficient proof for "man" and dinosaurs co-existing.

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