The KRA blog has a survey question up on its front page:
Were you aware that 64% of Kansans want the last say before increasing taxes and 60% believe evolution and intelligent design should be taught together?
Is the KRA aware that 50% of Americans aren't aware that the earth orbits the sun and takes one year to do so? Teach the controversy!
Is the KRA aware that 30% of Americans believe that alien spacecraft visit the earth on a regular basis? Teach the controversy!
Is the KRA aware that 44% of Americans believe that astrology is "very" or "somewhat" scientific? Teach the controversy! (Oops, Michael Behe already tried that one.)
Does the KRA know that half of our citizens believe that magnet therapy is "sort of" or "very scientific"? Teach the controversy, and make sure to show that ridiculous opening sequence from the latest Indiana Jones movie!
73% of Americans believe in at least one of the following: Extrasensory perception (ESP), haunted houses, ghosts, mental telepathy, clairvoyance, astrology, witches, reincarnation, or channeling. Does the KRA endorse teaching these ideas as well?
Fifty years ago, a substantial portion of Americans believed that blacks were intellectually inferior to whites. Would the KRA have endorsed teaching that idea during the 1950's?
Just because an idea is popular does not mean it is correct. Let's make sure we keep the focus on teaching REAL science in Kansas classrooms.
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
