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Originally Posted by Buffy
Actually what I'm really asking is what we *do* about it.
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This does not seem to be a problem in the UK or elswhere in Europe. (If anyone has counter evidence to this please post.) From that starting point we have to ask what is the difference between Europe and the US that leads to the problem. Rather obviously it is the presence of significant numbers of fundamentalist Christians in the US. These are largely absent from Europe, and certainly have
no influence over educational policy.
That isn't of much help: I don't think you can readily 'eliminate' fundamentalist Christianity when it is so firmly rooted in your culture.
Perhaps the only option available is the one you have suggested yourself. Scientists, science teachers, and those with a
belief in science have to pro-actively attack the ID proponents and the creationists with much more vigour, focus and commitment than has been the case to date. They need to organise in a comparable way to their opponents. I suspect someone will post with information about such pro-science organisations. My response to those would be 'clearly they are not doing enough'.
