things i think

Showdown over science. i can't believe this is actually happening. enough previous postings elaborate further on my feelings towards the "intelligent design" crowd, but i did like a few choice quotes:

The case for intelligent design was argued by three lawyers from the Thomas More Legal Center, a Christian foundation founded by Thomas Monaghan, a Roman Catholic multimillionaire and founder of the Domino's Pizza chain. In his opening statement yesterday, Pat Gillan, the lead attorney for the defense, argued that the case is "about freedom in education, not about a religious agenda."

first, purely random, comment... interesting that the founder of Domino's Pizza is involved in all this (or at least his foundation anyway). more seriously, the bit about it being for freedom in education is just total bullshit. because if we're just going to allow any crackpot theory to be taught in schools "for freedom," then i can't wait to hear when the Flying Spaghetti Monster is taught.

Secular science has won all the big legal battles since then, but not the struggle for American minds. In an echo of the Scopes trial, some of the Dover parents involved in the case were recently mocked at a local fair by opponents who performed a monkey dance around them.

the people that mocked them with the "monkey dance," in my opinion, just show how closely related we are to monkeys. otherwise, why would they engage in such a foolish action? why not fling poo on them? sometimes it just hurts to find out the level of ignorance in the world...