[lbo-talk] myth in Kansas

paul childs npchilds at shaw.ca
Wed Nov 23 07:52:03 PST 2005



>Later on Tuesday, after a tidal wave of reporters called, the
>university seemed to be at pains to dampen the controversy. David E.
>Shulenburger, the provost, posted a statement on the university's Web
>site that said: "It is unfortunate that the course title's reference
>to 'mythologies' has been misconstrued. The terms 'myth' and
>'mythology' are common in the academic study of religion and not an
>affront."

Maybe this guy can sign up for a course on how he evolved or was designed into being an invertebrate.

The prof teaching the course was quite clear; ID is not science, it's a myth, a story. If people take affront to that, too fricking bad. Come up with a more convincing version of pseudo-science before saying accuracy in nomeclature and class descriptions insult you.

PC

N P Childs

'I'm Mister Bad Example, the stranger in the dirt, I like to have a good time and I don't care who gets hurt'.

-Mr. Bad Example, W Zevon



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