tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086671023203171002.post1425009662517897772..comments2023-10-28T05:58:30.551-07:00Comments on John O'Cyde's Ramblings: The End of Idiotocracy?John O'Cydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126284930008630511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086671023203171002.post-78390075516157626762009-03-09T06:22:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:22:00.000-07:00"We often feel it necessary to give “equal time” t..."<I>We often feel it necessary to give “equal time” to “both sides” of any given issue.</I>"<BR/><BR/>My mom thought that creationism should be given equal time in schools because "what's wrong with presenting both sides?" <BR/><BR/>I asked her how far should it be taken. Would she want kids to learn "Christian mathematics"? That 2+2=4 only because God wants it to? Should "equal time", i.e., half the class be devoted to that?<BR/><BR/>And I then reminded her that there are more than two theories on the origin of the universe. In addition to science and Christianity, should we also give "equal time" to <I>every</I> religion?Steve Newlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684268442893944925noreply@blogger.com