More than two dozen witnesses will give testimony and be subject to cross-examination, with the majority expected to argue against teaching evolution.

I'm still unclear on why matters of science may be adjudicated by a jury. "Is this dude lying or is the other dude lying," okay, fine, everybody has a certain expertise in lying. But I don't think I'd hire 12 random people off the street to rewire my kitchen, much less to decide what is and is not a core competence of science learning.

Hit a bad patch, you're saying?

I meant a bad batch of patches. Which sounds like something from a Dr Seuss PMS anthology.

I'm still unclear on why matters of science may be adjudicated by a jury.

The whole thing is just ridiculous. Why should religion be taught in science? Sure, there are still unanswered questions with evolution, but no more so than cosmology and yet no one advocates teaching supernatural causes for cosmic expansion.

I do! Or I will, if it means I get to make shit up and warp the childrens.

and yet no one advocates teaching supernatural causes for cosmic expansion.

Is the anti-evolution lobby okay with cosmic expansion? Or is it just that cosmology isn't taught in high school in the same depth that biology is? (This is a serious question.)

re: last week's Eyes:

and I was totally surprised by jeff telling Harlen about Nora. Esp. since I have decided he can do no good. Nora confuses me.

I thought it seemed really abrupt and ass-pull-y. Like, nothing really happened in the episode that made me think, "Oh, NOW Jeff will tell Harlan about Nora!"

I was also surprised -- in the good way -- when FBI dude asked black-guy-with-freaky-eyes out on a date.

And I am a TOTAL Meg/cute tech guy 'shipper. LOVE.

I wasn't surprised by the gay date -- kinda chastened, in fact. Because I really wanted it to happen, and felt all subversive and slashy about it. Oh, canon, you say? I guess that can still be fun, plus more visual.

ike, nothing really happened in the episode that made me think

Right before that scene, DH and I were wondering why Jeff was still around, when he really should have been killed off in the pilot. I guess now we know.

I was also surprised -- in the good way -- when

Me too. He's my favorite character.

[eta: Did it seem to anyone else like we missed an episode? The relationship between Harlan and Leslie seemed to have skipped a step.]

And I am a TOTAL

Yes!

Okay, they surprised me with the gay feebie date-thing, but I guess I wasn't paying enough attention. Also, Jeff telling Harlan about Nora -- seemed very incongruous there.

no one advocates teaching supernatural causes for cosmic expansion.

Nope. They just deny that it's happening at all: [link]