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I prefer Cyborg-future to Genetic Perfection-future myself. Though Wacky Superhero-future's pretty classy I must say.

Originally posted by Nephthys
I prefer Cyborg-future to Genetic Perfection-future myself. Though Wacky Superhero-future's pretty classy I must say.

Realistically speaking, advanced prosthetics will come before genetics and I suspect sapient AI will as well. However, I don't believe a Singularity will happen, or at least if it does, its not going to be some sudden change. It would be staggered development at best.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
With Paula going on a sock hunting asskickery fest, I wonder if I should point out all the accounts that may have the same/similar address(es) to my own, now. To my recollection, there are several.

Is really dodgy depending on age. I thinks it would be wrong to allow teachers to discuss their personal views with impressionable youths. Over 12's maybe, but not younger. Other than that its all total horseshit.

i dont think theres anything wrong with it as long as they only bring it up as one possibility out of many.

Intelligent Design is not a credible scientific theory, its just Creationism by another name.

We don't teach alchemy, we teach chemistry. Bullshit shouldn't be taught in schools.

since when were schools only supposed to teach things that are considered a credible scientific theory?

Originally posted by AthenasTrgrFngr
since when were schools only supposed to teach things that are considered a credible scientific theory?

Way to miss the point and ask a stupid question.

We don't teach astrology, we don't teach phrenology, we don't teach alchemy.

Why would we teach Intelligent Design?

i guess i am missing the point. what is the correlation between alchemy phrenology astrology and intelligent design? that theyre all super natural?

What is your definition of a science Lucius?

Originally posted by Lucius
Two hundred or so years from now, barring some apocalyptic scenario, our transhuman descendants will look back on our time and scratch their heads, confused as to how those curious baselines could be so bigoted towards something as normal as alternate sexual orientations. However, death by old age will be a thing of the past and Earth will be controlled by the ancient conservative elite.

It always strikes me as humorous how the naive and ignorant left equate conservatism with the ancient, and liberalism with the enlightened and progressive. So much bullshit goes into that, it's hilarious.

The gap between the rich and poor will widen not just from a wealth standpoint, but a genetic one as well as the rich pay vast sums to have recumbent DNA injected via retroviruses. Their children will benefit from genetic optimization via species modification allowing for the creation of homo superior subspecies.

I'm always entertained by the left when they can't make a sound argument, they resort to emotional outbursts.

what about when the right does it? does it entertain you then to?

Originally posted by AthenasTrgrFngr
what about when the right does it? does it entertain you then to? [/B]

The right equates conservatism to ancient people and the left to progressive/enlightened? That's news to me.

well you said this entertains you:

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
they can't make a sound argument, they resort to emotional outbursts.

so like, how do you feel when that right does that?

AthenasTrgrFngr
i guess i am missing the point. what is the correlation between alchemy phrenology astrology and intelligent design? that theyre all super natural?

Not only is it not "a possibility among many," it is not an alternative at all. As a scientific proposition, it fails each and every test imaginable.

(Under a faith-based epistemology, it is completely bulletproof. ID is religion, thus it should not be taught in schools.)

Originally posted by truejedi
What is your definition of a science Lucius?

Originally posted by Zampanó
The point is that there is less evidence supporting intelligent design than there is for the validity of alchemy, phrenology, astrology, or phlogiston combined.

Not only is it not "a possibility among many," it is not an alternative at all. As a scientific proposition, it fails each and every test imaginable.

(Under a faith-based epistemology, it is completely bulletproof. ID is religion, thus it should not be taught in schools.)

since when were schools only supposed to teach things that are considered a credible scientific theory?

simplified i wasnt aware teachers are required to only teach things that are scientifically plausible.

Originally posted by AthenasTrgrFngr
oh. i didnt miss his point at all then. ill ask my original question then

simplified i wasnt aware teachers are required to only teach things that are scientifically plausible.

Writ simple, this is what happens when we allow teachers to teach non-scientific ideas in the classroom. In case the subtlety is lost on you, the general gist of the letter reminds the school board (and the public) that allowing any one religious idea to be taught as fact in the classroom, a pulpit unrivaled even by the Church in terms of sheer number of hours active, we put the government to work endorsing the religious faith of a subset of the population. If we teach Creation Science then why not the Sioux creation myth? Why not Hinduism or Buddhism's creation myths? The answer is that those are all recognized as religious ideas, unfit for the endorsement of the classroom or the government. Creationism (or ID) is no different.

Teaching it in the science classroom would be like teaching history by making students memorize the dates and events in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings.

i know all that and agree with you especially the last portion. everything im saying is in reference to this:

Bullshit shouldn't be taught in schools

thankees for not being impolite though. youre cool for a ginger ;p

I wish they would teach kids lies in school, and do a poor job educating them. That will make OUR job market easier. At it is, if schools keep getting better, the longer we live, the harder it will be to hold jobs since we will be losing them to new and improved students.

Originally posted by truejedi
I wish they would teach kids lies in school, and do a poor job educating them. That will make OUR job market easier. At it is, if schools keep getting better, the longer we live, the harder it will be to hold jobs since we will be losing them to new and improved students.

I DO enjoy reading the rationalizations of not teaching religion in school. The anti religious left is as insane as the fanatically religious right. People who are unable to find a balance are amusing.