…from the FLOTUS. Althouse dissects:
It would make more sense to teach creationism instead of evolution than to teach these wishful lies about government since children need to learn how to be effective citizens and lulling them into passive admiration of the government undermines the democratic process. Believing or not believing in creationism, by contrast, isn’t going to change what happened in the grand expanse of evolutionary time.
Yes, and understanding how politicians work is much more important than understanding biology for most people.
“We can teach them to give others the benefit of the doubt, particularly those with whom they disagree.”
To heck with the kids! Teach that to the staff of the New York Times!
Except that learning about evolution is one way of appreciating that “God did it” is not an acceptable explanation for anything. It’s also an education in assembling a coherent narrative from incomplete data.
To persist in believing in Biblical-style creation, and especially young-Earth creation, one has to conclude that God has systematically planted misleading clues all over the place – and continues to do so. Example; supernova 1987A gave a direct measurement of the distance to the Magellanic Clouds because the shell of light from the blast lit up successive shells of gas. Which means that based entirely on that piece of evidence the Universe is at least 150,000 years old – light travel time to the bang.
You believe in Young-Earth Creation? Then you have to believe God is a liar. Or alternatively, refuse to learn any science at all. Not very useful for anyone who wants to contribute to a technological society.