Nobel laureates support repeal of creationist bill

Posted by gyrovague on April 27, 2011 · Comments Off on Nobel laureates support repeal of creationist bill 

Andy Coghlan

End-of-term exam for members of the Louisiana legislature

Question 1: Is science equipped to evaluate supernatural explanations for our observations? Explain your reasoning.

Answer: No. "Because the scope of scientific inquiry is consciously limited to the search for naturalistic principles, science remains free of religious dogma… An explanatory principle that by its nature cannot be tested is outside the realm of science."

Signed,
42 Nobel laureates, 19 April 2011

Forty-two Nobel laureates have backed the repeal of a Louisiana law allowing creationism to be taught in science lessons. They have weighed in to support repeal of the "misguided" Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) of 2008, which allows teachers to bring "supplementary materials" of their own choice into science classes to widen debate on science subjects including evolution, cloning and global warming. In the words of the laureates themselves, "this law creates a pathway for creationism and other forms of non-scientific instruction to be taught in public school classrooms".

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