Satirical science textbook stickers
By Chris Miller on Feb 18, 2007 in Passing It On
“Cory Doctorow:
Here’s a series of stickers based on an anti-evolution textbook sticker from Georgia — they get progressively more satirical, surfacing the anti-science, pro-superstition agenda behind ‘Intelligent Design.’
Wording for the first disclaimer (top left) is taken verbatim from the sticker designed by the Cobb County School District (’A community with a passion for learning’) in Georgia, which actually plagiarized Alabama’s evolution disclaimer (view). Really, I’m not making any of this up. The other 14 are mildly educational variants that demonstrate the real meaning of a scientific ‘theory’ as well as the true motivations of the School Board members and their creationist supporters. Ideally, the above stickers will deter other districts from using textbook disclaimers as a way to undermine the teaching of evolution.
(via Digg)
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from Satirical science textbook stickers, [Via Boing Boing.]
You know, there is synchronicity in the world; I was about to respond to your post about the caloric value of a Large Mocha and a cookie with an observation about how modern humans are pre-disposed to enjoying sweets and fats…
Before the last Ice Age, there were people who tasted fats and they didn’t appeal to them. Their tounges and the receptors on them didn’t find them as savory and tasty as others. Perforce, there were heavier people and lighter people.
Then the Ice Age hit.
The people who were heavier (or at least had taste buds that were programmed for high-fat content foods that would help them survive) lasted a bit longer into the cold, survived, and bred true.
Those who did not have these taste buds did not contribute heavily to the surviving population due to dying off sooner or being ‘that guy’ the tribe had to convince eating mammoth was better than going hungry because there were no greens and nuts left… From the tribe’s perspective, really, who needs this guy?!?
So, pretty much all of modern humanity is descended from people who tasted a bacon-wrapped steak and said, “Delicious!!”
The real problem comes from civilization. There’s no real expenditure of energy from us nowadays to drive through a fast food restaurant and order a #1 combo with a Dr. Pepper… The rest is caused by habits. Nowadays, people seem to think that if it doesn’t taste rich and deep it isn’t worth eating.
That’s how far into our minds these habits which helped us survive the last Ice Age have been burned…
I’m coming to grips with my own eating habits lately, trying desperately to keep a New Year’s resolution and drop the excess weight I’ve got hanging about.
Civilization proves that individuals can beat evolution in a one-on-one fight. You can do it; keep learning. Thanks for reading this exhaustive comment.
As for the Intelligent Design crowd; they can fool themselves all they like. With any luck, they won’t breed true.
Gerall | Feb 18, 2007 | Reply