THE FORCES OF LUDDISM are on the march again — this time in Mississippi of all places. 

NCSE is reporting that a bill has been introduced into the Mississippi legislature that would pave the way for the teaching of creationism in school:

Mississippi’s House Bill 625, introduced by Representative Mike Lott (R-District 104) on January 9, 2007, and referred to the House Committee on Education, would provide, if enacted, “The school board of a school district may allow the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in the schools within the district. However, if the theory of evolution is required to be taught as part of the school district’s science curriculum, in order to provide students with a comprehensive education in science, the school board also must include the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in the science curriculum.” A similar provision was part of 2005′s House Bill 953, of which Lott was the chief sponsor; HB 953 died in committee on January 31, 2006.

After the fiascos in Kansas and Pennsylvania, and the resulting political fallout, one would think that a rational person would refrain from attempting such a boneheaded move.  But that’s just it; we’re not dealing with rational people.  We are dealing with folks who put feelings ahead of thought.

An old adage states the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.   It appears that’s what we’re seeing here.