In case you’re not aware, intellectually stunted slackjaws in Kansas are in the process of deciding whether or not to teach a form of creationism in their state schools. Yes, really. In this day and age. And not just in religious classes either (which would be fair enough, I suppose) – they’re planning to teach it on the science syllabus. They don’t call it creationism, of course, because people would just laugh. Instead, they prefer the slightly more credible-sounding “intelligent design” which posits that, while certain evolutionary characteristics might be discernible in the world, they are all the handiwork of a supreme being. In other words, creationism through the back door. Creationism sent to college.
I’m not going to go into the “merits” or otherwise of this particular strand of thought (truly, life is too short) but I am going to point you in the direction of this work of satirical genius: an open letter to the Kansas School Board. In short, it demands that an alternative theory of intelligent design be added to the school curriculum. Namely, that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster, and that when teaching this subject, tutors must be dressed in full pirate regalia lest they incur the wrath of the pasta-based deity. In addition, it points out that “global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s”. All backed up with statistics, of course, to give it a “scientific” basis, just like the advocates of intelligent design.
Funniest thing I’ve read in ages.
Posted by Citizen Sane 
