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Nell’Arkansas gli insegnanti di scienze delle scuole pubbliche non possono usare il termine “evoluzione” in classe ma devono sostituirlo con “adattamento”, inoltre quando devono parlare di rocce vecchie di milioni di anni non possono usare numeri ma soltando dire che sono molto molto vecchie.

(…) Teachers at his facility are forbidden to use the “e-word” (evolution) with the kids. They are permitted to use the word “adaptation” but only to refer to a current characteristic of an organism, not as a product of evolutionary change via natural selection. They cannot even use the term “natural selection.” Bob feared that not being able to use evolutionary terms and ideas to answer his students’ questions would lead to reinforcement of their misconceptions.

But Bob’s personal issue was more specific, and the prohibition more insidious. In his words, “I am instructed NOT to use hard numbers when telling kids how old rocks are. I am supposed to say that these rocks are VERY VERY OLD … but I am NOT to say that these rocks are thought to be about 300 million years old.” (…)

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Da una ricerca telefonica della University of Minnesota è stato scoperto che nella moderna ed avanzata America, gli atei sono considerati la minoranza di cui i loro connazionali si fidano di meno.

From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000 households, university researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American society.” Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry.

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