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Aside from laughing at some of Alan Simpson's jokes when he was a Senator I never gave Wyoming the slightest thought. Recently it has shot to the top of my States I Wouldn't Want to Live In poll (the sample consisting solely of me).

A Washakie County school board member wants to authorize the teaching of "intelligent design" theory in district science classrooms as an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution.

Intelligent design theory proposes that nature is too complex to have been shaped by evolutionary forces and that some power or force is responsible for life as it is known today, according to district trustee Tom Ball.

But Casper College instructor Will Robinson contends that "intelligent design theory" is simply a cover for creationism. ...

"It's just a metaphor for creationism," replies Kitsy Barnes, the head of Worland High School's science department. "When you bring in the question of a higher power in charge, you bring in faith-based questions that are based on the supernatural."

Zachary Schneider, Casper Star-Tribune: Washakie school board weighs 'intelligent design'

Richard Evans Lee
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Actually, Wyoming isn't a bad place to live. As a journalist it's good to be able to shed light on some crazy ideas and fortunately, there are a lot of good teachers here who know how to do their jobs.

Posted by: Zachary Schneider | June 14, 2004 11:05 PM

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