Dude, I totally buy that whole Intelligent Design thing. It just goes to show you that my whole theory about the Earth being populated by giant super-aliens who use us for long-term bioloigical experiments was right all along.
P.S. I'll be hopping the next comet off this rock if anyone else wants to hitch a ride! :-) >The Smithsonian is presenting a movie on the merits of Intelligent Design... >for a $16,000 from the Discovery Institute (an organization for the >promotion ID): > >http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/national/28smithsonian.html?oref=login > >The Smithsonian claims that such a showing does not imply endorsement of the >content. However the Discovery Institute has, of course, used the >opportunity to infer that the film was "co-sponsored" by the museum. Here's >part of their statement: > >"Smithsonian Institution Premiere of The Privileged Planet" > >"The Director of the National Museum of Natural History and Discovery >Institute are happy to announce the national premiere and private evening >reception for The Privileged Planet: The Search for Purpose in the Universe, >6pm Thursday June 23, 2005." > >The film is (no surprise!) a religiously-biased attack on evolution. You >can see that with even a casual perusal of its website: > >http://www.privilegedplanet.com/ > >The JREF has, as an aside, offered $20,000 (with no strings attached) for >the museum NOT to show the film: > >http://www.randi.org/jr/052705a.html#1a > >This is clearly just another step in the Discovery Institute's "Wedge" >strategy to insert religion into science and curricula. They seek to >associate themselves with respected names and institutions in an attempt to >build a legitimate fa�ade. They then attempt to get religiously-centered >ideology presented as equivalent to scientific theory. > >It's deeply troubling that the Smithsonian's name and reputation can simply >be bought outright (and for so little). > >The National Museum of Natural History is clearly an organization that >defends the scientific validity and worth of evolutionary theory. It's >mind-shattering how easily such a pedigree for integrity is laid aside. > >Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159262 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
