Comments for Scientific American dissects creationism at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.theind.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:41:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/home/3735#comment-235 Scientific American magazine has been around longer than Darwin's "Origin of Species" - it started publication in 1845. The magazine has a unique perspective on science in the United States. The subject article details Louisiana's previous trip to the US Supreme Court, where the state was defeated and chastised for attempting to fraudulently break the church-state barrier. Now, with its admitted exorcist governor caving in to the creationists and inexplicably signing another creationist hoax into law, history will no doubt repeat itself. Once again, ignorance and barbarism have temporarily triumphed over evolution and biology and science; once again the taxpayers of Louisiana will have to pay the butcher's bill for a misguided law which may temporarily comfort the local religious fanatics but bring the state disrepute nationally and even internationally. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana. Whether you call it creationism, creation science, or intelligent design creationism - it's religion, not science, and it has no place in the public schools. Read the article and weep in shame and embarrassment for Louisiana. - Paul Burnett Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:39:38 +0100