"Another of the religious right's scams is marching into public school science classes and trying to mandate teaching of "creation science," as opposed to evolution. Somehow, they put evolutionism and creationism in the same category—believing that one makes the other impossible. But aren't these two separate systems of knowledge? One is a scientific theory, the other is a religious doctrine. It's kind of like comparing the law of gravity to the Sermon on the Mount. Evolution doesn't pretend to disprove the Bible's version of creation, or the belief in an all-powerful being as "prime mover" of the universe. Science only deals with what's observable, definable, and measurable. It's open to all possibilities, unlike creationism, which is a closed book. So leave evolution to the science teachers, and creation to the Sunday school of the parents' choosing."
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Jesse Ventura
James George Janos (born 15 July 1951), most famous as Jesse "The Body" Ventura, is an American politician and author, US Navy SEAL veteran, former professional wrestler, actor, radio, television talk show host on RT News program (The World According to Jesse), and teacher, who was the 38th Governor of Minnesota.
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