So here we are, folks. With Endy so graciously spending his free time to revamp things for us, we are now left with the need for new content. Naturally, this falls on us forumites to provide it. Left with this task, I've been trying to decide what to write. Should I do a review on the latest games I've been playing, like Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow or Geneforge? Should I do an article on the great writings of Douglas Adams or Robert Asprin? Or maybe I should do like the writers of such great sites as Something Awful and Penny Arcade and decide my subject while under the influence of several bottles of Tequila and Jack Daniels? Well, after much thought, I decided to do the next best thing and thus I am bringing you this work after downing an entire 12 pack of Jolt Cola and a full bag of pixie sticks. Which is rather appropriate, since I need the energy to comprehend the mind numbing stupidity of the latest lawsuits.

So, you may be wondering at this point what lawsuit I am planning on talking about. Well, to keep this topic from taking up the entire site, I point you to the full article located here in the forum. For those of you who dont have the time or the energy to click that link, the boiled down version is this...

Essentially, the Cobb County school system in Georgia have been posting a disclaimer in their textbooks which read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered." A few parents have taken offense to this little message and have thus sued the school system, saying this little message "Promotes/Inhibits religion". Now the judge has allowed this lawsuit to go forward.

Now, I decided to give this the benefit of the doubt, and reread this little disclaimer several times to see if maybe it was my fault. Failing that, I tried reading it with my head up my ass, figuring that is what these parents did. Still no luck. So then with the help of my friend Poptarts, tried reading it while she clubbed me several times over the head with various blunt objects. (Although I think I should have asked someone else, as she seemed rather..... "enthusiastic"..... to introduce me to the wonderfull world of the blunt trauma ward at the local hospital. But now I'm getting off point.) Still no luck. So, that brings us back to the original question of how they managed to believe it promotes religion, or inhibits it. Lets take a look, shall we?

First, as the disclaimer states, the theory of evolution is NOT a fact. This little statement is true. In fact, there are quite a few flaws to theory itself, such as the fact that we have yet to find any sort of skeletal (or any) remains to support the old theory that we evolved from monkeys, or even single celled organisms. Second of all, is the rest of the dislaimer: "This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered." Now, I see no mention to religion or faith. Nor do I see anything claiming that those religions should be ignored. Instead, it asks for students to keep an open mind. This in itself is a good suggestion, as the very nature of science requires one to keep an open mind. A good amount of technalogical advances were thanks to people who ignored the status quo. (For those who require an example, I point to people like Christopher Colombus.)

So, to bring this lengthy little rant to a close, we have people who have decided to waste the courts time and the peoples money with a rather idiotic lawsuit that doesent even make sense. Maybe the schoolboard should have added a second disclaimer saying "Stupid people whould not read the disclaimer, for fear of wasting everyones time". I dunno. Agree? Disagree? Post in the forum. As for me, I'm gonna drink some more jolt and down some more pixie sticks and see if I cant develop the ability to time travel or something.