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Old 01-29-2004, 07:56 PM   #8 (permalink)
Macheath
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Originally posted by Ustwo
So the change is to take out the word evolution and introduce "biological changes over time"?

While I find it a bit amusing, I have a degree in evolution and it really doesn't matter if you call it evolution or 'biological changes over time.'
Hang on, I'm not a scientist but isn't 'biological changes over time.' kinda vague? I, as a male human went through a process of 'biological change over time' during puberty, that doesn't mean I "evolved". Maybe to be specific you could say, 'biological changes over time in the genetic composition of a population", but isn't that kinda flowery euphamism like the worst excesses of political correctness? Why mollycoddle them?

Anyway, I heard the Georgia school system was making the kids do a whole bunch of new science experiments. The students had to see whether exsanguination, leeches or saying the rosary was a better cure for the plague. Does their teacher weigh more than a duck? Their football teams aren't doing so well either, seems like their budgets were cut to make way for the new sports of 'bull-baiting' and 'dancing bears'.
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