Also in today's news:

[featherynscale]

Somebody in Kansas gets a clue.
University to teach intelligent design as modern mythology.

Comments

Not to soapbox...

[maximumbob.livejournal.com]

But in reading the article I'm not at all offended by this. I'm COMPLETELY against intelligent design being taught in science classes and personally I think its a giant load of crap. However this article is pretty specific is saying that Kansas U is going to teach about ID in a class about religious mythologies. In other words, untruths. I mean if you are going to teach intelligent design THIS is the class that all the scientist say it should be taught in. Its not being taught as science here, its being taught in a religious studies class, and as a myth. Isn't that where it belongs?

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Calling it mythology is certainly a hot-button move because most people do equate "myth" with "not true." From a religious standpoint, however, great truths are related through myth. It's not the same exact thing as fiction. That's why mythology gets filed under nonfiction in the Dewey Decimal System.

But the fact that it's bound to piss off a bunch of religious zealots who don't make that distinction is funny as hell.

[maximumbob.livejournal.com]

My point exactly. I have absolutely NO objection to KU teaching a class of this nature. I would have a freak-out if they announced they were going to teach ID in all freshman biology classes.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm agreeing with you, just in an annotated manner. :-) The fact that they are putting right where it belongs is a pretty in-your-face move. I respect that.

Re: Not to soapbox...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with that. I think that if people want to learn about this (and they probably should, since it seems to be a major cultural force, for whatever reason), then this is how it should be dealt with. The entry was meant to applaud KU.