Steve, Well said and excellent post!
We have the age of enlightenment to thank for the marvels of nuclear fission and the atom bomb :-(. Sadly, in a post enlightenment age we are still struggling between the age old tensions between "science" and "humanity". What have we learned? WikiEducator is a project which spans multiple cultures and perspectives of beliefs. We are not an encyclopaedia striving for an "objective" view of an article. I trust that our community will not succumb to the traps of value judgements. I for one don't have the knowledge or experience to exercise these kinds of judgements but have observed that these are informed by contexts -- very often contexts that the "opposing" side will have difficulty to grasp and understand real meaning :-(. However, by being open -- I have the opportunity to learn how different perspectives can manifest themselves in educational contexts -- becoming a richer person for the experience. I would like to see WikiEducator resources evolve and develop from a foundation of respect for humanity and an openness to listen and learn. A community that respects freedom of speech. Education is humanity and will always be contextually and culturally bounded --- hence the "objective truth" is of itself an elusive construct. Cheers Wayne 2009/11/29 Steve Foerster <[email protected]> > The use of the word "denialism" to describe climate change skeptics is > the most obnoxious tactic in political discourse today, and I would > like to think that in a community like ours it would be entirely > unwelcome. In the highly charged environment we have when it comes to > this issue, where there is so much noise and the truth is so often > hidden by melodramatic rhetoric on both sides, it is not only fools > and liars who are skeptical of global warming, it is entirely possible > to hold that position in good faith. > > Edward, if you want to point out how the science behind this works, > and explain why those who are skeptical (1) that climate change is > occurring, and (2) that it's human caused, and (3) that it will be a > very bad thing for humanity, then that's great -- I for one admit that > I could use a better understanding of it. But to repeatedly use such > a term in a transparent attempt to morally equate climate change > skeptics with holocaust deniers is hateful and divisive. Please stop > it. > > Sincerely, > > -=Steve=- > > -- > Stephen H. Foerster > http://wikieducator.org/steve > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Board of Directors, OER Foundation. Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
