Christianity and Science

From 1996 to 2001 this message appeared in public school biology textbooks used in Alabama. A revised warning label replaced it in 2001 but changed very little until 2005 when courts struck down the message. The Board of Education has been working diligently to keep its students filled with bullshit.

It is a badge of ignorance, misusing concepts and distorting evidence, and asserting conclusions that are simply not true. If one has any doubt about why Alabama sits at the bottom of just about every social indicator, one need only look at what they are trying to force upon their children in public schools.

Source: "The Creationists: From Scientific creationism to Intelligent Design" - by Ronald L. Numbers.

A MESSAGE FROM THE ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

This textbook discusses evolution, a controversial theory some scientists present as a scientific explanations for the origin of living things, such as plants, animals and humans.

No one was present when life first appeared on earth. Therefore, any statement about life's origins should be considered as theory, not fact.

The word "evolution" may refer to many types of change. Evolution describes changes that occur within a species (White moths, for example, may "evolve" into gray moths). This process is microevolution, which can be observed and described as fact. Evolution may also refer to change of one living thing to another, such as reptiles into birds. This process, called macroevolution, has never been observed and should be considered a theory. Evolution also refers to the unproven belief that random, undirected forces produced a world of living things.

There are many unanswered questions about the origin of life which are not mentioned in your text book, including:

Why did the major groups of animals suddenly appear in the fossil record (known as the "Cambrian Explosion")?

Why have no new major groups of living things appeared in the fossil record for a long time?

Why do major groups of plants and animals have no transitional forms in the fossil record?

How did you and all living things come to possess such a complete and complex set of "Instructions" for building a living body?

Study hard and keep an open mind. Someday, you may contribute to the theories of how living things appeared on earth.