Don McLeroy explains his view on Evolution

Texas State Board of Education Chair Don McLeroy talks about the changes to the Scientific Standards that will be guiding education in Texas, specifically his views on why Evolution is not a valid theory.

At least he managed to go through the whole thing without saying "Evolution can't be real, because in the bible God said he did it already!".
Skeevesays...

McLeroy is a dentist who was elected to the Texas State Board of Education. I've said it in other comments, but this man lacks the credentials to make policy decisions with regards to scientific education. Kenneth Miller, a biology professor at Brown University, has said that McLeroy's "fundamental misunderstanding of the way genetics and evolution have produced a unified science of biology is nothing short of breathtaking."

I would have no issues with this man pushing for better oral health in Texan schools, but he should not have anything to say on the issue of evolution.

P.S. His last line just pisses me off to no end. "We need to be honest with our kids." Yeah, because teaching your kids that your imaginary friend created the world in 6 days only 6000 years ago is honest. Teaching kids that someone can be born of a virgin is honest. Teaching kids that if you don't believe in your god you will burn in hell for eternity is honest. Give me a break!

zombieatersays...

As a professor who teaches evolution at a university, I beg for just one hour with this guy to teach him just a little bit of correct science. Show him some recent scientific articles, explain some basic principles, maybe a powerpoint slide or two and then kick his ass out the door and let him be on his way.

Not that that would do any good, I'm sure he'd just rebuke the whole thing as lies anyway.

demon_ixsays...

He would probably find a missing comma in one of your slides and decide that based on that, anything else you've said is meaningless. Lack of information is, after all, information...

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