Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Chris Noto
The thing is, many of those European creationist groups are being funded and encouraged by American organizations intent on spreading their influence to other continents to create the impression that this is an international movement and gain more credibility. On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:55 PM,

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Ramanan Kanagaratnam
In regards to science and religion I wanted to alert folks to a June 07 article in Sci.Am, where physicist Lawrence Krauss discusses the issue with biologist Richard Dawkins. I found it interesting. Read it using the following link. http://genesis1.phys.cwru.edu/~krauss/sad0707Krss4p.pdf Ram

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Malcolm McCallum
36849-5418 From: Elizabeth Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Elizabeth Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] misinformation portrayed as science Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:57:26 -0600 My impression has been that one of the reasons ID/creation folks have been able

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Andrew Park
Unfortunately, Creationism in it's various forms is present in Canada. I believe someone opened a Creationist museum in Alberta, which non-coincidentally, is our most, ahem, American of Provinces. Ciaou, Andy

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Wil Burns
: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Harp Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:57 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: misinformation portrayed as science My impression has been that one of the reasons ID/creation folks have been able

misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was published in a journal called The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/). Most of the article is a fake article that was

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Ruhland, Christopher T
Malcom, 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

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Wirt Atmar
Malcom writes: Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was published in a journal called The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/). Most of the article is a fake

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread William Silvert
PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU 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

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread WENDEE HOLTCAMP
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:14 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: misinformation portrayed as science Recently, I received an article on how carbon dioxide does not contribute to climate change. The article is clearly misinformation and was published in a journal called The Journal

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Ned Dochtermann
- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:49 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: misinformation portrayed as science I was surprised to see Seitz's name associated with this nonsense

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Olson, Eric
Of William Silvert Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:49 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU 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

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Christine Creese (Czerniak)
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Silvert Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:49 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU 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

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Luke K. Butler
Ken Miller (Brown University) recently spoke here at Tufts, and during Q A he addressed this issue. As I recall it, he said that there are active movements to get ID into European schools. Just last week the Council of Europe, a 47-country human rights organization, voted to approve a resolution

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-09 Thread Bray Beltran Villarreal
Building Auburn University, AL 36849-5418 From: Elizabeth Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Elizabeth Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] misinformation portrayed as science Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:57:26 -0600 My impression has been that one of the reasons