Is Texas about to become the next state to undermine the teaching of evolution? That is the scary implication of the abrupt ousting of Christine Comer, the state's top expert on science education. Her transgression: forwarding an e-mail message about a talk by a distinguished professor who debunks "intelligent design" and creationism as legitimate alternatives to evolution in the science curriculum. Full Story »
Posted by Julian Friedland
This is a poorly prepared editorial piece. First, the authors talk about "teaching of evolution", when they should have said "teaching of evolutionary theory". There is a huge difference, and any science writer could have told them that. The argument is about the latter, not about the former. Second, Barbara Forrest is a philosopher who promotes her philosophical viewpoint and is not a biologist who knows the science of evolutionary theory. Ms Forrest in fact is on the "religion" side of the debate over evolutionary theory, not the "science" side. Poor journalism.
