tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post8728032050638461371..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: "Facts don't prove a damn thing!"Jenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-28781950960736415682012-01-20T02:27:38.079+08:002012-01-20T02:27:38.079+08:00You could say the same of the US though, and the f...You could say the same of the US though, and the fact is that very few (if any, at the moment) districts in the US teach intelligent design. Judging from Wikipedia, it is in fact illegal to teach creationism along with evolution (and intelligent design too). Anyway, main point is that Wikipedia, if it is to be trusted, suggests that it is somewhat controversial in Turkey.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654770225487196179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-68251926797532466252012-01-18T07:55:30.040+08:002012-01-18T07:55:30.040+08:00Wait, "The Bible has as much weight at the Or...Wait, "The Bible has as much weight at the Origin of Species because they're both books"?<br /><br />WHAT! WHAT! WHAT! <br /><br />Anyway, not Turkey. Turkey is not that religious (despite the fact that they seem to keep wanting to elect leaders from religious parties). Turkey's most revered leader (whom I happen to despise but that's a different story) was for all intentsJenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-39919905410182891892012-01-18T07:08:00.269+08:002012-01-18T07:08:00.269+08:00I once had a Chinese teacher- non-Christian!- in T...I once had a Chinese teacher- non-Christian!- in Taiwan who tried to argue that the Bible had as much evidential weight as the Origin of Species because both were books.<br />Taiwanese may be better acquainted than Americans with the scientific definition of "theory" because Taiwanese educational and economic policy emphasizes science as the key to national development. Also Taiwanese Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654770225487196179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-88791985211165105062012-01-17T19:09:18.043+08:002012-01-17T19:09:18.043+08:00Pierre, I did specifically say "the USA"...Pierre, I did specifically say "the USA" - I agree with you. It's really just the USA that's doing this (I'm trying to think of a similarly religious country and coming up short in terms of another one that might let religion influence science teaching).Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-19600510659384717432012-01-17T17:10:07.380+08:002012-01-17T17:10:07.380+08:00It seems to me that Chinese society is far more nu...It seems to me that Chinese society is far more numerically/analytically based in some ways, whether or not this is actually done in an intelligent manner. i.e. A common statement is that the level of math for Chinese/Taiwanese/East Asians is far beyond the expectations of American students--which, having been a math major, and a math teacher in the USA, I can say is definitely true, when I just Nick Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543497413262895759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-3728437575605375712012-01-17T13:32:19.683+08:002012-01-17T13:32:19.683+08:00I don't want to make too much of a fuss, but a...I don't want to make too much of a fuss, but apart from the US, I don't know many other Western countries that still have this debate.<br /><br />Actually, Britain recently banned Creationism from schools:<br />http://www.humanism.org.uk/news/view/961<br /><br />As for France, I'm pretty sure the situation would be exactly the same as in Taiwan; actually, even the cleaning ladies Pierrenoreply@blogger.com