When reading recently about the fact that the new Darwin film cannot get a US distributor to take it, I was reminded of a Sopranos episode where creationism got a mention. It was when Tony was recuperating in hospital after being shot and he was visited by some people who wanted to pray with him. Being a staunch Catholic as most of the Cosa Nostra are, Tony was a bit hesitant but finally agreed. After praying though, when the preacher informed him that the earth was 6000 years old and that man had co-existed with the dinosaurs he was a little taken aback – notwithstanding that this is a fictional character, with the fact that Tony wouldn’t have had a chance to have much schooling (what with having to learn how to be a mobster), I think it was great to see how someone like him couldn’t be fooled. It makes me wonder would the US be better if people like that had more of a say in the education of children than the types that have caused 25% of US adults to deny evolution! I mean of course, people like the creator/writer of The Sopranos… not the character Tony Soprano… he’s fictional and I do know the difference between what’s real and what isn’t!
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