Do you believe the Earth is flat?

Do you believe the Earth is flat?


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So if science backs it you can teach evolution in public schools? That's my point.

There is no Constitutional bar to teaching evolution in schools. Whether you believe the science is good or bad, no Constitutional issue is raised by its inclusion in the curriculum. Creationism, on the other hand, even if it is disguised as "intelligent design" is an effort to teach religious beliefs in school and, more insidiously, under the guise of science. This IS unconstitutional.
 
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There is no Constitutional bar to teaching evolution in schools. Whether you believe the science is good or bad, no Constitutional issue is raised by its inclusion in the curriculum. Creationism, on the other hand, even if it is disguised as "intelligent design" is an effort to teach religious beliefs I not school and, more insidiously, under the guise of science. This IS unconstitutional.
I have no problem teaching science in school but the issue is tying it to a belief.
 
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It may be just you but read the attached and it may help you with the state. The southern third, south of Indy, is not flat. Actually if you have a chance visit the Shades State Park really a wonderful place.

Shades is one of my favorite places! There are some rare (for Indiana) plants that survived the last ice age there. And the adjacent Pine Hills Nature Preserve is a treasure.
 

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It may be just you but read the attached and it may help you with the state. The southern third, south of Indy, is not flat. Actually if you have a chance visit the Shades State Park really a wonderful place.

Shades is one of my favorite places! There are some rare (for Indiana) plants that survived the last ice age there. And the adjacent Pine Hills Nature Preserve is a treasure.
It's a wonderful place. Roads through the trees, springs flowing, covered bridges and great trails. Always will be one of my favorites.

Just asking. Have you ever been to Turkey Run State Park? By the way if you like to canoe take a trip down sugar creek.
 

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Here are some facts that people don't like to speak about.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/ugrr_history.pdf

Yes - I've read about this stuff. It certainly wasn't an ideal situation for blacks, but by outlawing slavery in the state constitution and sending massive resources to fight for the union, Indiana was certainly more progressive than the southern states. Change is slow. I guess I see things in shades of gray rather than black & white.
 

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Just asking. Have you ever been to Turkey Run State Park? By the way if you like to canoe take a trip down sugar creek.


I've been to Turkey Run several times and I've canoed down Sugar Creek, it's all great. Always seems to be more people at Turkey Run - sometimes at Pine Hills, I've had the entire preserve to myself. I remember crawling across the Devil's Backbone after a big snow many years ago - covered in ice, about three feet wide, and a hundred feet down on both sides.

Shades of Death and the Devil's Backbone | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog
 

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Yes - I've read about this stuff. It certainly wasn't an ideal situation for blacks, but by outlawing slavery in the state constitution and sending massive resources to fight for the union, Indiana was certainly more progressive than the southern states. Change is slow. I guess I see things in shades of gray rather than black & white.
True but I wanted to point out the reality of the the time.