Transcript Contact your Senator now and tell him/her to Vote only for Evolution

Health Warning – Just one reason why you must support the New Florida Science Standards
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It has been all to easy to forget just how awful untreated bacterial infections used to be (in the case of the little girl
shown - blood poisoning). The pictures were taken in 1942 when amputation and death due to bacterial infection
were everyday events. Image 1 and 2 show a young girl who is very sick indeed, yet just a few days later when
photos 3 and 4 were taken, she is a lot better. In the final two photos, she is completely cured. This amazing
recovery was possible only because she was treated with the penicillin (the first antibiotic) which, without any
major side-effects, safely destroyed the harmful bacteria that were making her sick.
The Problem
Bacteria are evolving and due to the natural selection mechanism sometimes called “survival of the fittest”, our
present armoury of antibiotics is becoming less and less effective and already serious problems are arising in our
hospitals. It is vital that we teach the next generation of young people the “fact” that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
is the key governing principle in Biology and applies to all living organisms from human beings to bacteria.
Otherwise cases such as the one depicted will again become an everyday occurrence because we shall not have
the cohort of scientists needed to create medications or devise effective public health strategies that depend on
expert understanding of Darwin’s truly brilliant theory of the way organisms evolve (i.e. Evolution). Those who
oppose the teaching of Darwin’s theory in our schools as the bedrock of Biology are acting against the best
interests of You - the Citizens of Florida and in particular your Children
For the sake of your children please contact your Senator now and tell him/her to vote for the new
Science Standards that recognize, what the rest of the World does, that Evolution is the Bedrock of
Biology and Medical Science - You Know Evolution Makes Sense!
This Advertisement has been paid for personally by Professor Sir Harold and Margaret Kroto. Professor Kroto is a Nobel Laureate
in Chemistry 1996, Fellow of the Royal Society (London) and Foreign Associate of the (US) National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Kroto is currently a Frances Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University. We thank the Australian
National University for permission to use these photographs (cf www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/florey/)
Health Warning
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It has been all to easy to forget just how awful untreated bacterial infections used to be (in the case of the little girl
shown - blood poisoning). The pictures were taken in 1942 when amputation and death due to bacterial infection
were everyday events. Image 1 and 2 show a young girl who is very sick indeed, yet just a few days later when
photos 3 and 4 were taken, she is a lot better. In the final two photos, she is completely cured. This amazing
recovery was possible only because she was treated with the penicillin (the first antibiotic) which, without any
major side-effects, safely destroyed the harmful bacteria that were making her sick.
The Problem
Bacteria are evolving and due to the natural selection mechanism sometimes called “survival of the fittest” our
present armoury of antibiotics is becoming less and less effective and already serious problems are arising in our
hospitals. It is vital that we teach the next generation of young people the fact that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is
actually the key governing principle in Biology and applies to all living organisms from human beings to bacteria.
Otherwise cases such as the one depicted will again become an everyday occurrence because we shall not have
the cohort of scientists needed to create medications or devise effective public health strategies that depend on
expert understanding of Darwin’s truly brilliant theory of the way organisms evolve (i.e. Evolution). Those who
oppose the teaching of Darwin’s theory in our schools as the bedrock of Biology are acting against the best
interests of you - the citizens of Florida and in particular our children
For the sake of your children please contact your Senator now and tell him/her
to vote only for Evolution to be taught in Florida Science Lessons
You Know Evolution Makes Sense
This Advertisement has been paid for personally by Professor Sir Harold and Lady Kroto. Professor Kroto is a Nobel Laureate in
Chemistry 1996, Fellow of the Royal Society (London) and Foreign Associate of the (US) National Academy of Sciences. Professor
Kroto is currently a Frances Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University. We thank the Australian National
University for permission to use these photographs (cf www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/florey/)
Health Warning
It has been all to easy to forget just how awful untreated bacterial infections
used to be (in the case of the little girl shown - blood poisoning). The
pictures were taken in 1942 when amputation and death due to bacterial
infection were everyday events. Image numbers 1 and 2 show a young girl
who is very sick indeed, yet just a few days later when photos 3 and 4 were
taken, she is a lot better. In the final two photos, she is completely cured.
This amazing recovery was possible because she was treated with the
antibiotic penicillin which, without any major side-effects, safely destroyed
the harmful bacteria that were making her sick.
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The Problem
Bacteria are evolving and due to the natural selection mechanism
sometimes called “survival of the fittest” our present armoury of antibiotics
is becoming less and less effective and already serious problems are
arising in our hospitals.
It is vital that we teach the next generation of young people the fact that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is
actually the key governing principle in biology and applies to all living organisms from human beings to
bacteria. Otherwise cases such as the one depicted will again become an everyday occurrence because
we shall not have the cohort of scientists needed to create medications or devise effective public health
strategies that depend on expert understanding of Darwin’s truly brilliant theory of the way organisms
evolve (i.e. Evolution). Those who oppose the teaching of Darwin’s theory in our schools as the bedrock of
Biology are acting against the best interests of you - the citizens of Florida.
Contact your Senator now and tell him/her to Vote only for Evolution
to be taught in Florida Science Lessons
You Know it makes Sense
This Advertisement has been paid for personally by Professor Sir Harold and Lady Kroto. Sir Harold Kroto is a Nobel
Laureate in Chemistry 1996, Fellow of the Royal Society (London) and Foreign Associate of the (US) National Academy of
Sciences. Professor Kroto is currently a Frances Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University. We thank
the Australian National University for permission to use these photographs
Health Warning
It has been all to easy to forget just how awful untreated bacterial infections 1
used to be (in the case of the little girl shown - blood poisoning). The
pictures were taken in 1942 when amputation and death due to bacterial
infection were everyday events. Image numbers 1 and 2 show a young girl
who is very sick indeed, yet just a few days later when photos 3 and 4 were
taken, she is completely cured. This amazing recovery was possible
because she was treated with the antibiotic penicillin which, without any
major side-effects, safely destroyed the harmful bacteria that were making
her sick.
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The Problem
Bacteria are evolving and due to the natural selection mechanism
sometimes called “survival of the fittest” our present armoury of antibiotics
is becoming less and less effective and already serious problems are
arising in our hospitals.
It is vital that we teach the next generation of young people the fact that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is
actually the key governing principle in biology and applies to all living organisms from human beings to
bacteria. Otherwise cases such as the one depicted will again become an everyday occurrence because
we shall not have the cohort of scientists needed to create medications or devise effective public health
strategies that depend on expert understanding of Darwin’s truly brilliant theory of the way organisms
evolve (i.e. Evolution). Those who oppose the teaching of Darwin’s theory in our schools as the bedrock of
Biology are acting against the best interests of you - the citizens of Florida.
Contact your Senator now and tell him/her to Vote only for Evolution
to be taught in Florida Science Lessons
You Know it makes Sense
This Advertisement has been paid for personally by Professor Sir Harold and Lady Kroto. Sir Harold Kroto is a Nobel
Laureate in Chemistry 1996, Fellow of the Royal Society (London) and Foreign Associate of the (US) National Academy of
Sciences. Professor Kroto is currently a Frances Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University. We thank
the Australian National University for permission to use these photographs
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warning statement
these medications have been created and related health
strategies designed on the basis of technologies that
depend fundamentally on Darwinian theory of the way
organisms evolved (i.e. Evolution) which actually was the
key governing process in biology.
We encourage those who do not believe in the veracity of
Evolution to put their money where their mouth is and
put their "faith"-based claims to the test by using only the
technique supported by the Creationists (i.e. Praying)
rather than these clearly abhorrent products.
The incredible dearth of miracle
healings
The shrine at Lourdes, France is
perhaps the most famous site the
Catholic Church has officially
recognized as having had miraculous
healings. Since 1860 a total of around
200 million have visited.
There are three interesting facts about
Lourdes (or any other miracle healing
phenomenon for that matter) which
taken together make claims of
miracles unreliable and, as we shall we
see, ultimately illogical and untenable.
Warning Statement
these medications have been created and related health
strategies designed on the basis of technologies that
depend fundamentally on Darwinian theory of the way
organisms evolved (i.e. Evolution) which actually was the
key governing process in biology.
We encourage those who do not believe in the veracity of
Evolution to put their money where their mouth is and
put their "faith"-based claims to the test by using only the
technique supported by the Creationists (i.e. Praying)
rather than these clearly abhorrent products.
The incredible dearth of miracle
healings
The shrine at Lourdes, France is
perhaps the most famous site the
Catholic Church has officially
recognized as having had miraculous
healings. Since 1860 a total of around
200 million have visited.
There are three interesting facts about
Lourdes (or any other miracle healing
phenomenon for that matter) which
taken together make claims of
miracles unreliable and, as we shall we
see, ultimately illogical and untenable.
The illustration at the left shows just how awful untreated
bacterial infections are (in this case, blood poisoning). The
pictures were taken in 1942 when the threat of dying from a
bacterial infection was still very real. Image numbers 1 and 2
show a young girl who appears very sick indeed, yet just a few
days later when photos 3 and 4 were taken, she seems a lot better.
In the final two photos, she is completely cured. This amazing
recovery was possible because she was treated with the medicine
developed by Florey and Chain which, without any major sideeffects, safely destroyed the harmful bacteria that were making
her sick.