In the land of the “free”,
You are now “free” to question popular belief.
Remember when a group of long- haired weirdo’s began to question if the earth was the center of the known universe?
At the time, the popular belief was that Earth was the center of it all and the sun, the stars, and all the heavens moved around us.
These wild- eyed men claimed the earth was just another object flying around the sun.
Religion took the blame for this one. (Keeping mankind in the dark.) The blame is somewhat unjust, as it was religion that was paying for the research of Galileo and Copernicus- as a way of “finding God” through research.
Just 600 years ago, mankind believed the earth was flat. If you sailed out too far in the ocean, you would fall off the edge.
A few people believed the earth was round and they were willing to risk their lives to prove this theory.
In each case: When “popular belief” proves to be incorrect over time, there are “people” who have a vested interest in maintaining that false belief.
In the case of the earth being the center of the universe, religion is blamed because “God would have made the Earth important.”
Keeping you from sailing across a “round” earth were Kingdoms that benefited from current trade routes across land. (Besides- you will fall off the earth if you sail out too far..!!)
Today- there are many people who benefit in the Global Warming Theory and Darwinism. They have a vested interest in maintaining this popular belief.
There is no room for wild eyed, longhaired scientists and philosophers to question Global Warming and Darwinism.
1,000 years ago- mankind KNEW the earth was the center of the universe.
600 years ago- mankind KNEW the earth was flat.
Today- mankind KNOWS life started in a bubbling mud puddle and a hand full of apes received “intelligence”, while no other ape ever did? No other creature ever “evolved” intelligence.
Imagine what you will KNOW- tomorrow..??
I have no bones about giving a student a well-rounded education. However, the FORCED, (without challenge) education of Global Warming and Darwinism- has no place in a free society.
It borders on indoctrination.
A student…
A teacher- should have the right to question why one monkey gained intelligence, when the other monkey (from the same region) never did.
“If mankind is causing the earth to warm up, what caused the earth to warm up 19,000 years ago, when man was NOT burning fossil fuels?”
In America today, a teacher could be in trouble for questioning Darwinism or Global Warming.
Just like the flat-earthers from 600 years ago: “You must believe that you descended from a monkey, who was formed from a mud puddle. And you are causing the earth to warm up.
You cannot question it.
A teacher will be removed from pubic schools if they question the POWERFUL popular belief that a couple of monkeys gain intelligence.
A student will receive lower grades if they challenge the Global Warming Theory.
Just except it.
Because that is the way it is in the FREE United States.
Not so fast there, Bubba…
In the land of the free, there is still some freedom.
A force that Democrats will have to deal with in the future:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law- The Louisiana Science Education Act.
This Act will allow Louisiana teachers to present contrary evidence against Global Warming, Darwinism, and many other “popular beliefs.”
For the first time in a long time, students and teachers will be aloud to think outside the box.
In a country where students can challenge the Constitution, students can question the wisdom of great presidents, but they cannot challenge Global Warming or Darwinism..??
(Read that last paragraph again. It is so freaking ironic; it almost makes you laugh.)
This Louisiana Education Act is refreshing.
I just keep hearing better and better things about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
He is doing what Barack Obama should have done.
Stay in State politics for awhile and gain a track record.
I am hopeful that Jindal is not talked into being McCain’s VP.
It would be the BEST thing for McCain. But the worse move for Jindal and conservatives in general.
If Bobby Jindal can remain in State politics and rack up a great State record, (like he has so far) he will be “the” conservative contender for 2012 or 2016.
But if he joins the McCain ticket today, Jindal will always be “second banana” and if McCain screws up- Jindal will also take the heat. (Similar to Gore taking the heat from Clinton.)
This was a great week for conservatives..!!
We found out that the second amendment still means that Americans have the RIGHT to own firearms. (I believe the founding fathers already spelled that out for us. But it is nice to know that a “modern court” can read he constitution.)
Global Warming and Darwinism can now be challenged in “some” American schools. (Pulling some of the strings away from the “puppet masters.”)
However, the wise Supreme Court gave US constitutional Rights to non-US citizens who are NOT on US soil. They gave constitutional rights to enemy combatants during a war or conflict. (Something that the US has never done.) And Supreme Court had no authority to do so. The founding fathers spelled out very clear that only congress and the president have authority for matters involving the military and events that take place over-seas.
Still, it was a good week for conservatives.
Like they say:
Two out of three ain’t bad..!!
Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republican
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RIGHT ON , you just keep getting better ,you have the liberals pulling the hair out of their heads and swallowing their own bile , good work!!
Thanks Joe..!!
Who would have ever thought something good would come out of Louisiana? (I'm not being mean and crass - Louisiana has a track record for being one of the most corrupt state governments since at least the 1930s - just nice to see that the people got fed up enough with the Democratic status quo and are getting people in who have a good head on their shoulders and their hands out of the pockets of others).
I think we should all step back a bit before buying into Jindalmania. I believe he is as close to an ideal conservative leader as I've seen in my lifetime. But let's not forget that the miracles he's performing in LA. are fueled by trillions of federal dollars. I'd expect anyone to perform miracles with that kind of moolah.
Man-made global warming is junk science - I agree. But where exactly do you have a problem with evolution? It's a real science and the fact that some don't grasp its complexities doesn't diminish it any more than the fact that some don't understand thermodynamics or nuclear physics.
So far, Jindal seems to be doing what he was sent to do. He vetoed a pay hike for state legislators. Many wouldn't do that. (If they wanted to "fit in" in politics.)
I agree with you on Global Warming.
I believe that creatures evolve. However, evolution has never been able to explain intelligence.
"Wings" are a great evolutionary "gift." Birds have wings, bugs have wings, even a couple of lizards have wings.
"Hands" are also a great thing to have "evolve" on your body. All apes and monkeys have "hands". Otters have a type of hand.
But when we talk about "intelligence", only a few apes ever evolved intelligence. No other creature ever did.
Evolution cannot explain intelligence. Because just like with hands and wings, other creatures would have evolved intelligence.
Basically, I am saying that there should be room to debate the topic in schools.
I love how liberals, and people like nobullthinker, don't seem to enjoy the concept of allowing the questioning of evolution. Personally, I think evolution is a joke, and all of the "explanations" such as "you can't see it now because it takes a lot of time" and such are really reaching. All of the "explanations" involve things we can't see with our limited human lives, so of course it would "make sense," but still, wouldn't we at least see some animals that have part of a mutation? Instead of the orderly and "complete" species we have now? Whatever....
As soon as people who believe in evolution want to complain about people questioning it, they are expressing the same close-mindedness they accuse others of. I've seen liberal reactions to this such as screaming "they want to teach Creationism!!11!1!!11" despite the fact that simply pointing out errors/faults/and downright fraudulent aspects of evolution/global warming/etc isn't the same thing as teaching an entirely different belief. Once they make it sound like it is, they are grasping at straws, and that makes it look like they have something to hide. If evolution is so certain, it should be able to stand up to people questioning it.
And the argument "you just don't understand it, which is why you don't believe it," is elitism. Funny how the same people who say that also just read what they are told by others. I don't see too many non-scientists actually going out and exploring anything for themselves. They just read and believe what they are told, and when another scientist tells them something different, they attack that scientist's intelligence, diplomas, education, etc, without actually thinking "hey, who am I to question that guy?" People believe what they want, and evolution is science's religion, and if it can't create intelligence, like you don't believe it can, who is to say it created anything?