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There has been more talk lately about bringing creationism into the science classroom, to be taught alongside evolution as a supposed “alternate theory”, but there is a major problem with this proposal; namely that creationism is not a scientific theory at all. I leave the details to Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne.

Findings from a recent survey published in the NY Times (yes, the thieving bastards want you to pay) indicate that a large majority of Americans think creationism should be taught as an alternate theory to evolution. Now a rational person that wishes to uphold the separation of church and state will easily conclude, as Dawkins and Coyne have, that this is simply a bad idea. Unfortunately the average American has a mediocre education, looks at the world from an extremely ethnocentric point of view, and is strongly committed to a set of beliefs without concern for its origin or the reasons behind it.

This is the world of Volkswagen Beetles, Beanie Babies, MTV, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Tamagotchis, reality TV, celebrity drama, and Martha Stewart in jail. These are the millions of people that eat it all up, paving the road for each new trend and fanatically supporting the latest fad with their insurmountable ignorance. These Average Americans think it’s a good idea to mix storytelling in with scientific observation, nevermind the fact that they don’t have adequate knowledge of either subject to be making such a decision. Like Dawkins and Coyne, I recognize that logic demands this pollution be forbidden. Let’s keep the science with science and the religious beliefs in a church where they belong.

When leading a nation, and especially its public education system, very conspicuous lines must be maintained between what is scientific and what is not, what is factual and what is not, and what is a simple matter of personal choice. The majority certainly does not rule when it comes to designing the best possible educational systems, as employing that method results in rapid deterioration of anything that can’t hold the Average American’s attention for more than five minutes. We’re talking about people who care more about whether Jenn and Ben broke the new “shortest marriage ever” record than they do about political corruption, injustice, genocide, economics, or foreign natural disasters. These are the type of people who are responsible for the degradation of intellectual thought and language, leading to the absolutely unintelligible babble I see from my teen sisters — “omg how r u 2dy?!!?!?!??”.

It’s a slippery slope of eroding intellect and America is drowning in its ever-growing ignorance. Help our legislators and educators insure as much sanity for our children as is possible by teaching chemistry without alchemy and biology without creationism.