I suspect that if my idiot countrymen do succeed in foisting eight more years of Republican rule on us, there won’t be anywhere safe in the world.

Shameful really.

(And to think, I still toy with the idea of emigrating to the US….)

Thanks for the comment on my blog!

The very concept that the Royal Society could be heading down the road of advocating creationism is mind numbing. Even if we stretch ourselves to accept the idea that 10% of British children grow up in creationist homes, this still goes nowhere near justifying the madness.

What Reiss is basically saying is that the 90% of children should be taught some form of nonsense to placate the 10%.

How does that sound reasonable? Is Reiss a creationist plant in the RS? Is he mathematically challenged?

When I was at school, I can confidently say that there were no children who were either taught or believed in the creationist idea. RE taught the Christian creation myth in context, but the idea that it was scientifically valid was farcical.

How can things have changed so drastically in such a short time?

“But if she believes that religious dogma belongs in science education – possibly for a non-religious principle, such as not offending the sensibilities of believers – then her position is illiberal and must be opposed”