The idea of teaching Creationism and AGW as viable scientific alternatives simply does not hold water. Using that logic we'd have to teach Holocaust Denial as a viable historical alternative as well as bringing in the geocentric theory as equal in value to heliocentrism. Recent surveys have shown that a significant number of Americans (probably many of the same people who believe in Creationism and AGW) actually believe that the sun revolves around the Earth.
Some supposed theories are so lacking in substance as to not be worth bothering with and Creationism and AGW are two very good examples of these. The US is already well behind many nations in the basic basic scientific competence of its population. This is almost certainly due in part to the fact that influence of the religious right has seriously damaged the US educational system. It is interesting to note that only the US, Liberia, and Myanmar have failed to adopt the metric system as their official system of measurement. Being in the same class as Myanmar and Liberia is hardly the mark of a nation that visualizes itself as the leading scientific influence on the planet.
New Poll Gauges Americans' General Knowledge Levels
Some supposed theories are so lacking in substance as to not be worth bothering with and Creationism and AGW are two very good examples of these. The US is already well behind many nations in the basic basic scientific competence of its population. This is almost certainly due in part to the fact that influence of the religious right has seriously damaged the US educational system. It is interesting to note that only the US, Liberia, and Myanmar have failed to adopt the metric system as their official system of measurement. Being in the same class as Myanmar and Liberia is hardly the mark of a nation that visualizes itself as the leading scientific influence on the planet.
New Poll Gauges Americans' General Knowledge Levels
