On 5/9/2010 9:05 AM, Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Sure. But if you read something in a book, there is a high probability
>> that it has some basis in fact.
>
> Depends on the book, I think. Scholastic textbook? Maybe.
>
 From which state? Lot of revisionist history, politically motivated 
"adjustments" to try to salve to feelings of people that are offended by 
the very idea that some things may be true (Evolution), and even basic 
cultural biases. We *try* to make sure facts get in them, but, 
unfortunately, no one is asking qualified historians, real scientists, 
... economists that have actually been *right*, etc., to approve the 
final results, make any final changes, or, sometimes, even write the 
original draft. Its people elected by the local "tribe" the do that. And 
if the tribe in question is, lets say, right wing, 
Libertarian-Conservative, Southern, "we will rise again", Evangelical, 
anti-Darwin, etc. ... You can guess the result.

It can get pretty bad, which is why so many people are worried about the 
clowns in Texas, who end up buying more, in a single batch, or 
something, text books that any other state every year, thus tending to 
"push" what ever their current quirks and biases are into the ones 
everyone else uses too.

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