This time-tested method of

inquiry apparently holds today for the students of Georgia: You open your

Bible read and believe no matter the inherent contradictions, the absurd

claims, and the errors of historical fact.

As I write this, the Mars Global

Surveyor scans Mars mapping its terrain; nevertheless, Bible study proclaims

the Earth the center of all.

As I write, two robot rovers

probe the martian landscape measuring the age of extraterrestrial rocks;

Bible study pronounces the age of the earth in thousands of years instead

of hundreds of millions of years.

As tens of thousands of scientists

worldwide map the human genome, create new life forms, and investigate

life on other worlds, Superintendent Kathy Cox is afraid of the word "evolution."

You might expect and perhaps

sympathize with this kind of intellectual dishonesty from a yahoo at the

local pub, but not from the chief educator of Georgia. Cox has a legal

and fiduciary obligation to lead the students out of the realm of ignorance

into the world of intelligent debate and thought. Her cowardly stance

- just don't use the word evolution and all will be okay -

makes her a fool instead of an educator.

Georgian students being dumber

than dumber would be a mere joke except ignorance dooms their chances

of better lives, good job prospects, and the joy of truly wondrous intellectual

pursuits.

Citizens of Georgia, ask Superintendent

Cox to resign, go