Excellent point whichs begs to ask, how can we take creationists seriously when they demand intelligent design be added to scientific cirriculum when they don't even understand the language.

This follows the whole "Golden Compass" fiasco. Lets not teach evolution in Christian schools (you have that right). Then try and comment on a subject you have no knowledge of except what you were spoon fed by your church. Evolution has been researched, proven to the Theory level, and continues to find more and more PROOF. The creationists (who try and incorrectly label Intelligent Desi...more

This follows the whole "Golden Compass" fiasco. Lets not teach evolution in Christian schools (you have that right). Then try and comment on a subject you have no knowledge of except what you were spoon fed by your church. Evolution has been researched, proven to the Theory level, and continues to find more and more PROOF. The creationists (who try and incorrectly label Intelligent Design a theory) have what for proof? A book with unknown authors, who knows how many changes and is as vague as a palm reading. Rubinlueski is correct, the public is largely ignorant of science, the church has been working at that for hundreds of years.less

Pullman: … I think these people are…it’s ridiculous. It’s very absurd. They never learn. They never learn that if you want to draw attention to a film to make everybody curious to go and see it, then make a fuss about it. It always happens, every single time they try to do this. They never learn. And the other thing they never seem to notice is that they are behaving exactly...more

Pullman: … I think these people are…it’s ridiculous. It’s very absurd. They never learn. They never learn that if you want to draw attention to a film to make everybody curious to go and see it, then make a fuss about it. It always happens, every single time they try to do this. They never learn.

And the other thing they never seem to notice is that they are behaving exactly in the way I describe the religious authorities — who have got their hands on political power — as behaving. In other words, they are repressing arguments, they are repressing freedom of speech, they are trying to prevent people from understanding things; they are doing exactly what I describe in the book. It’s not surprising that they are creating a fuss. But I do wonder that they never learn that the result is always the opposite of what they claim they want.less