Recently on Globaleyes we've been following the debate in America concerning the inclusion/exclusion of Intelligent Design from schools. Stemming from the absurd comments of President Bush, there has been a concerted effort by Creationists to ram Intelligent Design down the throat of school boards, claiming that the teaching of both ID and evolution is beneficial - allowing students to make up their own minds.
And now, it appears, one school board has not only plumped for this, but has decided in their omnipotent wisdom to redefine science itself.
This is a sad day. We're becoming a laughingstock of not only the nation, but of the world, and I hate that,' said board member Janet Waugh. The new standards will be used in statewide standardized testing; the students are still expected to know 'basic evolutionary principles.' As part of the decision, the Board of Education also went so far as to redefine science itself, saying that it is 'no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena.'"
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