Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Science Wins Vs. Mythological Nonsense Amen “Intelligent design” cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district, a federal judge said Tuesday, ruling in one of the biggest courtroom clashes on evolution since the 1925 Scopes trial. Dover Area School Board members violated the Constitution when they ordered that its biology curriculum must include the notion that life on Earth was produced by an unidentified intelligent cause, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III said. Several members repeatedly lied to cover their motives even while professing religious beliefs, he said. The school board policy, adopted in October 2004, was believed to have been the first of its kind in the nation. “The citizens of the Dover area were poorly served by the members of the Board who voted for the ID Policy,” Jones wrote. (Via Oliver Willis - Like Kryptonite To Stupid.) I read bunches of the judge's decision last night. It's amazingly well-written, very engaging. Those in favor of ID in this case lied (I don't know why he didn't call it perjury) about their motives, lied when they called ID "science," and generally used it as a ruse to put state-sponsored religion into the schools. The decision is an amazing piece of work, and sets a great precedent for the future. It's a real smackdown. 8:55:26 AM    comment []

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