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[–][deleted] 60 insightful - 2 fun60 insightful - 1 fun61 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It bothers me, too. The anti-science left that hypocritically holds "science" in an almost religious regard compared to the right, yet doesn't actually understand science. It's baffling. The best I can come up with is that as a society, we've upheld religious beliefs to equal fact. Kansas teaches intelligent design alongside evolution because we're a country founded on religious freedom, and we have to respect everyone's beliefs. Along the way, the line has blurred for those without much scientific (and sometimes with plenty of it) education and literacy combined with having to be nice and respect all beliefs has led us here.

[–]arc-en-ciel 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

How can any science class teach intelligent design and still claim to be scientific? Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom to misinform.

[–]Archie 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you. I miss downvotes sometimes, there is no way to know if people actually approve of this post or if it's just old enough to have accumulated them. No public school should be teaching religious theories, that's not what religious freedom is.