David Attenborough wants creationism banned from UK school syllabuses

[The Northerner]

Noted naturalist Sir David Attenborough has joined forces with atheist Richard Dawkins and other leading scientists in calling on the government to tackle the teaching in schools of "creationism".

The previous UK government, under its leader Gordon Brown, did issue guidance to all schools that the subject should not be taught to pupils. But they did not rubber-stamp the guidance into law and the new coalition government have been equally intransigent on the issue.

In a statement made on the new campaign website, Attenborough and Dawkins along with three Nobel laureates have demanded creationism and "intelligent design" be banned outright, reports the Telegraph UK. Other leading signatories include Prof Colin Blakemore, the neurobiologist, Sir Paul Nurse, the President of the Royal Society, and former Royal Society director of education Rev Prof Michael Reiss.

The statement calls not only for a ban on creationism in schools but for the teaching of evolution to be included at both primary and secondary levels in the National Curriculum and in all schools.

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[xocet]

1. An Excellent Idea: Science over Superstition...n/t K&R

[Blue_Tires]

2. Good..the only place creationism should be taught is

comparative mythologies of world religions, or something similar

[RKP5637]

4. +1000 +++ n/t

[Safetykitten]

3. Excellent idea.

[hifiguy]

5. Some heavyweights on that list

to be sure. I hope they succeed. Science is science, and it works.

[truebrit71]

6. Bloody fine idea. If they want to teach that crap that should do it in church...

...you know, "Cake or death?" and all that....;-)