I feel as though I had a fantastic night out last night and had a little too much of the wine, and am feeling the effects of it today...only without the going out last night bit. In slightly less tortured language, I’m ill.
Still, i've just read two very groovy pieces of news on the interwebs:
Firstly: There was a nasty amendment on the cards to the UN’s constitution on Human Rights making it illegal to defame or criticise Islam. Criticise any other religion, but not Islam. Apparently it’s a “serious affront to human dignity” to do that. Luckily the amendment was dismissed. Rights are for individuals, not ideas. Score one for free speech!
Secondly: The Texas Board of Education was going to vote on new science curriculum standards today, which included wording that undermined the teaching of evolution (the principal pillar of Biology) and would allow schools to teach creationism if they wanted too. (Curiously it’s always Biblical creationism that seems to be advocated in American schools instead of evolution, no mention of Hindu or Buddhist creation ‘theories’. They all have the same amount of evidence going for them, i.e. bugger all)
The vote was tied at 7-7, meaning the old standards that wouldn’t allow creationism to be taught, stand! Evolution will be continued to be taught without pathetic creationists trying to dump their vacuous theology dressed as science into children’s minds.
This is a big victory. Because Texas is the largest buyer of school textbooks in America, textbooks follow their curricula more or less. Had the new standards been passed, most textbook publishers would have amended their textbooks with the creationist friendly nonsense leading to a potential decline in science education across America. But the amendment failed, and science wins! (Barely!). Score two for sound science education!
Two wins against ignorance and tyranny in one day, I’m feeling better already!
[EDIT]: Apparently it's not over yet! I thought it was too good to be true!
[EDIT]: Argh, I blogged too soon!
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