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Creationist (heh) Master of Science (haha) degree (HAHAHAHAHA!)
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 21, 2009 01:41pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Friday, March 20, 2009 07:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, just wrote about a Texas state Representative who — you might want to sit down, or maybe even lie on the floor as you read this — wants the Institute for Creation Research to be able to grant Master of Science degrees.
OK, I’ll let you comically rub your eyes with your fists for a second, then check that yes, you did indeed read that correctly. The ICR — a wretched hive of scum and villainy — thinks that it’s doing science research (and boy is it not), and it’s not fair that they can’t grant science degrees! Now, this is not really surprising, seeing that the ICR can’t grasp reality with both hands, a vice, and a lifetime supply of crazy glue, but still. It’s funny.
So this poor sap in the State legislature is trying to get a bill passed to exempt the ICR from the ruling that they can’t grant advanced degrees. I’ll add that the bill is more general than that; the original news item claims it’s driven by the ICR, but the bill itself would actually allow any private institution to grant advanced degrees in science, which would bring down even more chaos on the Lone Star State. Unless you think a Masters of Astrology or a PhD in Flat Earth Studies is a good idea.
Given the level of insanity infecting Texas politics right now, I have no idea if this bill will pass or not. |
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