In response to Sarah Palin's anti-evolution stance

The National Center for Science Education has issued a statement not explicitly in response to the arrival of Sarah Palin to the national scene but the statement certainly takes aim at people who think that creationism should be taught in science classes. (Shudder). The statement is:

Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to “intelligent design,” to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation’s public schools.

I wholly support it and I hope you do too! Pass it on!

Ken