Florida, my Florida - Evolution just a theory says Board of Ed chairman

[packman]

A surefire way to tell if someone is a liar and/or ignorant about science is if they say a scientific theory is “only a theory,” like it’s a guess or a hypothesis and not a factual framework. That’s exactly what Florida’s new Board of Education chairman, a citrus farmer named Andy Tuck, said about the theory of evolution when he was the vice-chairman:

“As a person of faith, I strongly oppose any study of evolution as fact at all. I’m purely in favor of it staying a theory and only a theory. I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”

Tuck was appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott.

http://churchandstate.org.uk/2019/08/new-florida-board-of-education-chair-i-wont-support-any-evolution-being-taught-as-fact-at-all-in-any-of-our-schools/

[Merlot]

1. Of coures he doesn't even know the meaning of the word "theory"

[Javaman]

2. you weren't the only one that caught that. LOL

it drives me nuts. people through that word around when they have no clue as to it's actual meaning.

[Newest Reality]

5. Same here.

[tblue37]

3. Too many lay people confuse the general use of the word "theory" with the way

the word is used in science. A scientific theory is one that accounts for all the known evidence. Until it is disproven by new data based on replicable experiments or data collection from verifiable observations, a scientific theory is the best explanation as have of a set of phenomena--i.e., as close to "fact" as it gets.

It isn't just opinion, which is what many lay people assume "theory" means.

Seen on a T-shirt

GRAVITY: it's not just an opinion or a "good idea"--it's the law.

[Moostache]

4. I'm through fucking around with these douchebags...

I DEMAND proof in the form of video and audio evidence that "god" speaks to them...I want it NOW, or I want them to admit that their "god" is nothing more than an imaginary friend and never anything else.

I DEMAND proof that there is such a thing as a "Holy Trinity"...not some goddamn mumbo-jumbo about the "great mystery", blah blah blah...

I DEMAND to know why it is so many Catholic and other celibate religious leaders have an abnormally high rate of sexual; deviancy and whether or not they can produce tangible evidence that their "gawd" is not the CAUSE of such behavior.

You want a 'theory' Floridian douchebag du jour?
I hypothesize that you have an undeveloped frontal cortex and overly active reptilian brain stem....it causes you to be incapable of thought and reflection in favor of fear and constant 'fight or flight' existence.

The fucking world is LITERALLY and FIGURATIVELY ON FUCKING FIRE right now because of the unearned and unnecessary berth given to anti-science / anti-rationale / anti-enlightenment fuck cans like this guy, attempting to raise generations of superstitious morons, afraid of the dark, their own shadows and the boogeyman sky daddy watching all...

I want to revive witch burnings and I want to start with jackasses that say things like 'its just a theory'. Here's a theory for you pal...I theorize that lighting you on fire will eventually burn enough of your body to cause massive organ failure and death. I further hypothesize that dousing you with water would be more effective than trying to pray away the fire.

Since you are so devout, I will allow you to test YOUR THEORY first....start praying as soon as the heat gets a little much...

[ChubbyStar]

6. Holy Fuck That Was Beautiful

Thank you

[yonder]

9. +1. well done.

[Phoenix61]

12. Well done!

[Lochloosa]

14. ....

[akraven]

16. Saved.

[spanone]

7. Education has failed America.

[grumpyduck]

8. I guess that douchebag has never heard about

the separation of church from state.

[ladjf]

10. It should be a criminal offense to appoint someone as ignorant

as that to the chairmanship of the Board of Education. Any teachers who are teaching such nonsense are committing crimes against the pupils.

Tuck should be fired immediately. Florida needs be aware that Scott appointed him.

[matt819]

11. Gravity

It seems you can view gravity as a law and as a theory - https://thehappyscientist.com/science-experiment/gravity-theory-or-law.

It's on the internet, so it must be correct. Let's assume it is. And let's further assume that this buffoon doesn't know the difference.

So, Andy, let's test out this Theory of Gravity. Climb to the top of your citrus tree. Then jump down, backwards, with your eyes closed. Don't worry, gravity is only a theory. You might not fall; you might fly. After all, it's just a theory.

[Phoenix61]

13. Any one wonder why Florida schools suck? nt

[jpak]

15. How do you say **Stupid Fuck** in the Floridish language?

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