exactly. Scientists are often chided--by the unscientific--for changing the conclusions based on new evidence.
Which is on odd thing, since that is exactly what science is supposed to do. you don't start with a conclusion and then tailor the evidence to fit it. that is the realm of ID and Creationism...not real science On 1/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and groups like the National Geographic Society, the Woods Hole Research > Center and Cambridge University > couldn't possibly know what they're talking about could they? > > While Greepeace and PEER are the fringe nutjobs... there's science behind > their rantings. > > Whether or not the National Park Service sells a book about the Grand > Canyon be caused by a great flood is irrelevant. > The research doesn't have to be adjusted to fit, the Biblical "account" > does. > > Don't even get me started on the whackos in PETA... > > Scott A. Stewart > REAC/PASS-IT > (202)-475-8875 > > > > > "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 01/05/2007 10:32 AM > Please respond to cf-community > > > To: CF-Community <[email protected]> > cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) > Subject: RE: Gotta love the fundies... > > > This is the stuff that upsets me. Groups like PEER, PETA, and other > organizations that quote their directors as scientific experts on whatever > they are talking about. > > They put this out and people just believe it because some guy with the > title > of executive director said so. Just a bunch of crap and people will > believe > it. > > Just like groups that say paper and lumber companies are killing forests, > the same paper and lumber companies that have tree farms that they get > their > raw materials from. > > There is a large amount of this environmentalists crap that is just fear > mongering, and they have been doing it for far longer than anybody else. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:25 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Gotta love the fundies... > > > > Great point. > > > > I thought this thread would get a little more discussion. > > > > There are a number of intersting threads that this article stirred in > > my > > mind: > > Dozens of bloggers running with a story with very little meat on the > > bones. > > Sites that write articles and press releases with obvious falsehoods or > > exagerations with no apology, even when caught. > > The fear of the Bush administration's penchant for warping science in > > the > > name of religion (or else there would be no there there). > > The moment when a fairly respected advocacy group steps over a line > > from > > rationality to insanity. > > The role of religion in the public square. > > > > Now usually, these types of half truths and exagerations are done on > > the > > right side of the political spectrum, where they are considered "fair > > and > > balanced". I just wanted to see how we would react to one from the > > left. > > > > I don't think anyone posted this link (from the official grand canyon > > website of the nps). > > http://www.nps.gov/grca/faqs.htm#old > > > > > > For my take, I have no problem with this book being available in the > > gift > > shop. I do want a review of the decision to make it avialable as > > promised > > (more to fulfill the promise than what will come out of it. If they say > > they > > are going to do something, then just do it). If the Administration in > > any > > way pressed for "no comment" on the age, it should be followed up and > > reported on. > > > > > > On 1/5/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > True....I mean, I would've been pissed if I'd have gone to loch ness > > > and couldn't find a book about Nessie just because there's no > > > scientific fact behind it. > > > > > > and I don't think my girls would've been near as happy with a stuffed > > > scientist doll. "Look sweetie, when you pull the cord he says '"Zeer > > > eez no scienteefeek eveedence uv ze look nuss moonster' " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223750 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
