A Thousand Scientists Named “Steve” Agree

So, I just read an article about how the Tennessee House of Representatives has decided that, with all the problems facing our nation and the world, the most important thing they can spend their time on is trying to reverse the Scopes Monkey Trial outcome.  As a parent of two middle school children, this trend really pisses me off!  At a time when our country is losing its place as the world leader in science, our elected officials are trying to sabotage science curricula in our schools. And why?  Because a 2000 year old book written by pre-iron age authors says that it all happened in 7 days by magic.  THAT’s what they want to insidiously put into my kids’ heads during science class.   SCIENCE CLASS!!!

Anyway, to help me come down off the ledge, I went to the National Center for Science Education and picked up a couple of these bad boys.  Buying these t-shirts wont stop religious zealots from trying to stop scientific progress, but it makes me feel better to support an organization that is trying harder than I possibly could to do just that. 

I always hate when people on Facebook post a message that ends with “if YOU believe in [insert your thought here] then repost this message”.  However…if YOU are tired of religion attacking science in the classroom, why not pick up one of these neato shirts?  You’ll look spiffy and will be supporting a good cause. 

Gabriel OUT!