Malignant Design

Check out Chomsky's latest - a stirring critique of the present diversion that is the debate between 'intelligent design' and evolutionary science.

What amazes me about this debate is the abject arrogance and racism. It’s as though we can laugh off all other creationist narratives and squarely focus on the battle between science and the Judeo-Christian creation myth. Why isn’t there a debate about having Hindu creation myths taught alongside evolutionary science? What about Australian kids learning about the dream time along with biology and chemistry?

As Chomsky points out quite unambiguously, the current ‘debate’ is just a sham. It’s yet another politically motivated diversion. What we should be doing is having a serious debate about the role of science in furthering corporate profit and the development of ever more efficient methods to kill and destroy.