Go ahead and secede, Texas. We all want you to, as well...

This is a few days old, but I haven't had a chance to post it yet. It seems a proposition to include creationism in science class put forth by the Texas Board of Education did not pass... BARELY.

This sort of thing really infuriates me. There is no debate about evolution in the science community. This shouldn't even be an issue. We don't teach numerology in math class, or astrology in astronomy class. So why should we teach creationism in biology?

I think if I was a teacher, and these types of standards were put in place, I would choose to teach all the "other" alternative theories besides Young Earth theory. The Yuga mythology, for example. I wonder how Ms. Cargill would like that...

I am ranting. Things could have turned out worse, of course -- they could have added subtle language questioning specific aspects of evolu-- OH WAIT, THEY DID.

I'd like to believe that the three people who read this a rational folks, and you're probably thinking, "So what? When did anyone with a useful opinion care about what Texans think?" Well, Texas is a big player in textbook production, so what ends up in Texas education standards will probably show up in your school, too.

AWESOME!