Comments, rants, and other random outbursts concerning science, politics, and the seemingly endless stream of pseudo-scientific disinformation flooding the world.
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
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You are lazy and apathetic.
My job is done. :)
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Yes, I’m lazy and apathetic. Sad, but true.