Re: Pomposity, thy name is Berlinski

Robert Grumbine wrote:
In article <h9iqh9$g1k$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul J Gans wrote:
John Harshman <jharshman.diespamdie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Robert Camp wrote:

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It does point out a problem that still exists. Chemistry classes
in both High School and College teach the atomic theory. They
go over it several times.

Very few schools really teach evolution in the same depth. Most
High Schools, if they mention it at all, give it a cursory once-over.
And college biology classes sometimes devote a majority of one
lecture to it.

As a result we end up being a nation of people who have graduated
from High School and have had at least some college who are creationists.

And we want to blame somebody else for this. The fault is ours.

Pogo's Law is a pain.

The osmosis theory of learning really doesn't work for much. Assuming
that because material relevant to a topic does get discussed, the related
but untaught topic will be understood, just doesn't work. If evolution
is to be understood, it has to be taught.

I have to question whether you have ever actually seen a college-level class in comparative vertebrate anatomy.

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