• suboptimal function

    Comments, rants, and other random outbursts concerning science, politics, and the seemingly endless stream of pseudo-scientific disinformation flooding the world.

    • Expelled? How about death threats.

      Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 - 06:19 GMT

      The science (and religious pseudoscience) blogosphere is all abuzz recently over the absurd new movie starring Ben Stein, Expelled

      Blake Stacey has a blog entry titled Creation, Power and Violence. He details several cases of teachers and scientists not only losing their careers, but having their lives threatened by religiously insane people, for merely stating a fact.

      What fact? This fact: The scientific evidence for biological evolution is overwhelming.

      Imagine having a threat made against your life for stating a simple fact about the natural world. If you are having trouble with the idea then click the link and read.

      Depressing, isn’t it?

      Last updated: Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 - 06:19 GMT

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Thursday, 24 Apr 2008 - 13:17 GMT
          Pleco Pleco said:

          You are lazy and apathetic.

          My job is done. :)

        • Date:
          Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 - 22:52 GMT
          Bryan Wetterow said:

          Pleco! Hey man :P

          Yes, I’m lazy and apathetic. Sad, but true.


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