Comments on: Bits and Bytes http://afrospear.com/2009/11/24/bits-and-bytes-9/ A Blog of the African Diaspora Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hathor http://afrospear.com/2009/11/24/bits-and-bytes-9/#comment-9294 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:21:12 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=3719#comment-9294 Darwin’s theory was a very big deal where I grew up, in Tennessee. It was illegal to teach any form of evolution. So every biology teacher that ever discuss the theories were technically breaking the law. In college in order to discuss primatology in anthropology one had to discuss the mechanisms or errors of certain theories.

Yes it conflicted, with the teaching of science, not by whether the logic or method was wrong, it was because as certain religious group has sway on the public life and was able to make it illegal. The stifling of the process is what endangers science.

I am thankful they didn’t burn the books in the library.

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