Comments on: Interview Questions for Eugenie Scott

By: Friendly Atheist » Interview with Eugenie Scott

Friendly Atheist » Interview with Eugenie Scott — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:06:17 +0000

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By: Friendly Atheist » Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007 (Recap)

Friendly Atheist » Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007 (Recap) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:34:18 +0000

[...] Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Daniel Dennett, Greydon Square, Eugenie Scott, Nica Lalli, Mike Estes, Margaret Downey, Paul Geisert, Mynga Futrell, Matthew Chapman, Julia [...]

By: Bjorn Watland

Bjorn Watland — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:31:35 +0000

While not a science question, are there other debates which involve religion in schools? For example, the LDS church hold the belief that there were many large ancient civilizations in the Americas, and that they were founded by immigrants from Israel in 590 BCE. Is this taught as fact in schools, such as in Utah, or is it cleverly kept to the side in Primary?

I’m surprised more religious groups haven’t modeled their education after the Mormons. You have a public school, and right near by, on non-public land, is another building, where you can learn all about the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. You can take this class during the day as an elective. It’s optional, but Mormons are strongly encouraged to attend. Why not have a fundamentalist version where kids can learn about the bible, and be taught that their “other” teachers are lying to them about the age of the universe.

By: Siamang

Siamang — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:24:53 +0000

A couple questions… one is, how much is evolution ignored in our schools…even when state standards require it? And what can we do about making sure it actually gets taught?

Another is, can you tell us about good ways that teachers have been able to deal with creationist parents nosing into their kids classrooms? Do you have any good stories about teachers speaking at local churches with science lessons? Or teachers teaching “evolution 101″ for parents after school? Or sending home good material like a study guide that would be aimed at the parent?

Because even on this very website, we’ve seen a letter from a pastor called “Creationism for my Child’s Teacher” that a church makes available for the kiddies to bring to school. Yeah. That’s a big hit around here.

Also, are there any Eugenie Scott T-shirts or mugs? A huge fan here needs one.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:43:55 +0000

I’d be very curious to know a few things. How many schools in the US on average does she think (or know) that are having major battles with ID proponents? Where are the majority of those school located? We all assume it’s a southern thing, I just wonder if that is true. Also, has she seen any schools that have done a really great job of addressing the issue, making both sides feel good about the schools position? Things like that would be good to know for anyone that might run into problems in the future.