Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab alerted us this morning to the latest Florida evolution controversy. The newest member of the State Board of Education opposes teaching evolution as a "fact" in Florida. He's quoted as saying "I'm purely in favor to it staying a theory and only a theory."
Beth Kassab's response: "Oh, brother."
It would be funny if it wasn't so serious and scary. In the great world math and science competition the United States is mediocre at best. We rank about 25 world wide. What are some of the top performers? Shanghai Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Estonia.
I was in Estonia a couple of years ago. It's beautiful, but a cutting edge science country that is kicking the butt of the United States of America? Come on!
Beth Kassab says, and I wholeheartedly agree: "There's irrefutable evidence that evolution is the underlying biology behind how living things develop over time."
This new school board member admits evolution exists but his problem is that scientists can't say for certain how and when the universe began.
I think I can help. First, there's this book that tells me spiritually and theologically all I need to know.
Genesis 1 In the Beginning God...
Then, as you know from older postings, there's this song that explains the science:
The whole universe was in a hot dense state,
And nearly 14 million ears ago
Expansion started, Wait...
The earth began to cool,
The autotropes began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools
We built a wall (we built the pyramids)
Mather, science, history
Unraveling the history
That all started with the big bang.
- Barenaked Ladies
***
