Post by Charles Martel on Feb 12, 2009 7:40:16 GMT
And would you believe it? Even the Catholic Church (yes! - the CATHOLIC CHURCH!!!) is coming around to a lukewarm support for Darwin's theory - albeit with the massive caveat that they want to hide from the world they got it wrong for over a century, and are burying inconvenient facts of church history down the memory hole as we speak:
The Vatican's View of Darwin Is Evolving
The Vatican is hosting a conference to mark the sesquicentennial of Darwin's book, On the Origin of the Species, and taking a fresh look at Darwin's evolution theory. The Vatican is implying that Darwin's ideas are compatible with Christianity. The Vatican's upcoming conference will discuss intelligent design as a "cultural," not scientific issue.
A century and a half after Charles Darwin published his revolutionary study of nature, On the Origin of the Species, one of his most ardent foes is taking a fresh look at his theories.
More at: Sci Tech
Meanwhile, a different religion continues its open hostility to science and progress - so much so that students behind the Burqa curtain won't even get to hear Darwin's theory in class, because political leaders are afraid that insecure allahbotherers will throw a suicidal hissy if their children find out they were evolved from animals - which is like plunging a dagger into the heart of their superstition:
200th Anniversary Of Darwin's Birth Won't Be Marked In Kabul Or Tehran
Despite being vehemently contested by religious opponents, Darwin’s theory -- published 150 years ago in his book "On the Origin of Species" -- is largely accepted by the scientific community and taught in schools and universities worldwide.
And events are planned worldwide this week to mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth on February 12.
Not in Afghanistan and Iran, however.
Iran has left Darwin’s theory out of textbooks as a teaching that contradicts Islam’s version of creation of mankind.
In Afghanistan, Darwin’s ideas are viewed as an extremely sensitive and controversial issue that could lead to condemnations and even violence if it finds its way into school programs.
Muhammad Sabir, a German-educated biologist, is a member of team of experts set up by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education to prepare the national curriculum for Afghan schools. Sabir says it was mostly a political decision to exclude Darwin’s theories from Afghanistan’s education programs.
"Afghanistan is a religious country, and there are other theories about the creation of mankind than Darwin’s theory," Sabir says. "It has been decided that under current circumstances it would be to the Afghan education system's benefit if Darwin’s theories are not taught in schools, because [otherwise] it would provide a pretext for [political] opponents to incite against [the education system]."
More at: Radio Free Europe
The Vatican's View of Darwin Is Evolving
The Vatican is hosting a conference to mark the sesquicentennial of Darwin's book, On the Origin of the Species, and taking a fresh look at Darwin's evolution theory. The Vatican is implying that Darwin's ideas are compatible with Christianity. The Vatican's upcoming conference will discuss intelligent design as a "cultural," not scientific issue.
A century and a half after Charles Darwin published his revolutionary study of nature, On the Origin of the Species, one of his most ardent foes is taking a fresh look at his theories.
More at: Sci Tech
Meanwhile, a different religion continues its open hostility to science and progress - so much so that students behind the Burqa curtain won't even get to hear Darwin's theory in class, because political leaders are afraid that insecure allahbotherers will throw a suicidal hissy if their children find out they were evolved from animals - which is like plunging a dagger into the heart of their superstition:
200th Anniversary Of Darwin's Birth Won't Be Marked In Kabul Or Tehran
Despite being vehemently contested by religious opponents, Darwin’s theory -- published 150 years ago in his book "On the Origin of Species" -- is largely accepted by the scientific community and taught in schools and universities worldwide.
And events are planned worldwide this week to mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth on February 12.
Not in Afghanistan and Iran, however.
Iran has left Darwin’s theory out of textbooks as a teaching that contradicts Islam’s version of creation of mankind.
In Afghanistan, Darwin’s ideas are viewed as an extremely sensitive and controversial issue that could lead to condemnations and even violence if it finds its way into school programs.
Muhammad Sabir, a German-educated biologist, is a member of team of experts set up by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education to prepare the national curriculum for Afghan schools. Sabir says it was mostly a political decision to exclude Darwin’s theories from Afghanistan’s education programs.
"Afghanistan is a religious country, and there are other theories about the creation of mankind than Darwin’s theory," Sabir says. "It has been decided that under current circumstances it would be to the Afghan education system's benefit if Darwin’s theories are not taught in schools, because [otherwise] it would provide a pretext for [political] opponents to incite against [the education system]."
More at: Radio Free Europe
