Asking About Life?

A Knoxville man is trying to get a biology text book banned from this son's school, because when mentioning creationism it refers to, "the biblical myth that the universe was created by the Judeo-Christian God in 7 days."

Kurt Zimmerman, a concerned parent and Sunday School teacher, who just appeared on Fox News this morning to state his case, claims that the use of the word 'myth' is offensive to Christians.

Well sorry Mr. Zimmerman, but this sentence is accurate and reasonable, and you are being a moron.

The dictionary defines the word myth as, "a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature"

The Bible is indeed a traditional and legendary story, it contains a god (and hero), and describes events that cannot be scientifically proven that are by their very nature supernatural.

So yes, it is indeed a myth that the world was created in seven days by a deity. Just because YOU believe it, doesn't make it any more true than a Harry Potter book. There is a mountain of scientific evidence that proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the Earth was not created in seven days.

Thankfully so far the school board, and now the appeals board have refused to take steps to ban this book. Let's hope they continue to make the right decision. And if Mr. Zimmerman wishes to fill his child's head with stupid shit, then he should home school. After all, that does seem to be the appropriate venue for right wing religious extremists to toss out education and cram in the word of God.