Sleazy Sneaky Unstoppable Religious Nuts

Here we go again, Christian fundamentalists are using the courts to "fix" science teaching...

The Christian fundmentalists have tried various tactics to try and put religion into the science classroom. Here's a quick review of their tactics:

1. With the Scopes Monkey Trial they tried to pass laws to prohibit the teaching of evolution.
2. Then demand that "equal time" be given go the creation story as an alternate account of how the earth was formed and species "put" on earth.
3. Next declare that the really supported science, and there was an "intelligent design" (ID) theory in the science community that was not being given a fair hearing, so they wanted laws to legislate "equal time" for ID.
4. Declare themselves in favour of "critical thinking" and require that the "monopoly" of Darwinian evolutionary "theory" be broken so that "alternate" scientific viewpoints get a chance in the classroom.

Notice how, at each step, they lose, back off, water down their approach a bit, then go at it again. The one common factor? They demand that their favoured "theory" be given equal footing with what they claim to be a defective "theory" of evolution. Funny. Science is filled with a long history of defective theories being put to the test, found wanting, and replaced by new theories. But none of the others went to the courts or legislators to demand that scientists give way and let their "theory" have equal footing. These people are fundamentally anti-science. They don't understand that science is a competition of ideas, not a political competition to see who can get the most votes or bribe the most legislators or judges. If there was any scientific merit to their ideas, all they have to do is submit their research to peer review, publish it, and fight for the hearts and minds of scientists. But they lost this battle over 150 years ago, so they continue to fight for their cause through legislatures and courts. That is not how science is done. But is sure is the right way for a powerful minority to browbeat and defeat a majority. So they hope by keeping up the "good fight" they will one day win. Sad.