Speaking from experience as a 'canuck', there are some pretty extreme christian fundamentalists in Canada, but thus far, creation science has not penetrated the school system. Perhaps this is due in part to the greater separation of church and state in Canada?
Cheers, Christine Quoting "Olson, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The mailings were also received at my school (Univ. of Wisc. Stevens > Point). I can't help but wonder how much money this cost (and where the > funding came from). > > Eric Olson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: misinformation portrayed as science > > I was surprised to see Seitz's name associated with this nonsense, but a > > quick check on Wikipedia confirmed that he is one of the way-out > skeptics > (as well as on whether smoking causes cancer). This is a sad state of > affairs. What gets into these people? > > I sometimes wonder whether this is a uniquely American phenomenon. I > never > ran into creationists and the like in Canada, and certainly not in > Europe. > There are lots of fanatical Europeans, but they seem to steer clear of > scientific issues. > > Bill Silvert > Portugal > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruhland, Christopher T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:21 PM > Subject: Re: misinformation portrayed as science > >> I (along with every other member of my department) received a mailing > that >> = >> included this "article " yesterday. The mailer included a petition >> against= >> climate change research. In addition there was a short letter from > Dr. >> Fr= >> ederick Seitz (former president of the National Academy of Sciences) >> urging= >> me to sign this petition. >
