So, with the decision in Dover in, I think we can sadly say goodbye to the teaching of Pastafarianism in the science classroom.
William Saletan has a great article on the after-life of the Dover debate.
Is Creationism Destructible?. Where to go from Dover. By William Saletan. [Slate Magazine]
Here's a quote:
Is the pseudo-science of creationism ultimately being driven by religion? Or is this brand of religion, in turn, being driven by cultural anxieties? Is it possible to open a conversation with these folks and their kids, not in biology class but in, say, social studies?
This is a very astute analysis of what is actually going on - and why creationism/ID is not going to go away anytime soon as an issue in our public schools and universities.
Inside Higher Ed weighs in as well. The article is mostly a summary of what you might have already read elsewhere, but the comments on the article are meaty. Some of them touch on the "what now?" issue.
Survival of the Fittest Theory. Federal judge rejects intelligent design curriculum as religious and non-scientific. [Inside Higher Ed]
One of the commenters, Baktu Basix, suggests a possible new strategy for the IDealogists: Argue that the teaching of evolution is a suppression of a student's religious belief. Sigh. I am sure this, and other tactics, will be deployed - for the reasons Saletan gives in the quote above.
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