2008-03-28 Greater Science Literacy Is Going to Lead to the Erosion of Religion

2008-03-28 \Discovery Institute/writings\PZ Myers\anti-Darwinism http://www.evolutionnews.org/2008/03/darwinist_biologist_pz_myers_n.html Darwinist Biologist P.Z. Myersâ€™ â€œNice Feedback Mechanismâ€â€” â€œGreater Science Literacyâ€¦Is Going to Lead to the Erosion of Religionâ€ &ldquo;In the midst of a furious national debate about intelligent design, Darwinism, and metaphysical bias and indoctrination in science education, one has to wonder why Dr. Myers would state plainly that the agenda of Darwinists is to advance atheism in the classroom. Why would Dr. Myers state unequivocally on film that a fundamental goal of science education is the suppression of religious belief? .. The most parsimonious explanation is that he means it.&rdquo; The DI gets it more or less right for once, if you remove the filter of the religionist-speak: science education aims to teach kids how to think, which leads inevitably to increasing rejection of religious dogma and thereby a better world.   