BTW, for everyone:
I'd like to put in a plug for a web site that's been generated by a whole bunch of great people who really know about the issues involved in all these controversies about what should or shouldn't be taught in schools. Even though many don't teach much evolution in psych classes, my sense is that more and more of us do (I know I do, anyway). talk.origins is a usenet newsgroup that over the years has taught me a great deal about evolution and the strategies and tactics of those who would attack it because it differs with a literal interpretation of the biblical creation stories. What the t.o. folks have done is set up a web site that contains all manner of useful information for those who are interested in being better informed for your students, who want to know more about biological evolution, or who are just interested in what all the fuss is about. It's <http://talkorigins.org> and is worth a visit. The contributors are many, the information is heavily peer-reviewed (everyone on usenet is a critic, and many have impeccable credentials), and I've found it to be a tremendous resource. This is not an issue that is likely to go away, oh, in the next decade or two, and it seems to me it's going to become more of an issue for higher education than it has been heretofore. It seems like a good idea that we know our stuff. m -- Marc Carter Baker University Department of Psychology Assistant Professor, Itinerant Scientist, Inveterate Skeptic, Former Surfer. --- "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -- John Kenneth Galbraith --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
