[Paleo Conservative]

One of the problems is that, like the article claims, many people do not have basic scientific literacy, yet they try to argue science with scientists. It's like bringing a knife to a gun fight. The scientists are faced with arguements that are below a freshman level in a lot of areas and the non-scientists lack sufficent versing to comprehend the arguements made by scientists. Frustration boils up on both sides and you get a situation where PatrickHenry has to remind everyone to be civil.

They send one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way.

[js1138]

I know that some will disagree with what I am about to say, but I believe the debate on FR has changed over the years. It may not look that way, because new people are continually coming on board, some bringing old arguments, but I think the seasoned anti-evolutionists are looking for more sophisticated arguments.

I suppose one could argue that wrong is wrong and there is no point in debating degrees of wrong, but I disagree. The most damaging thing to political conservatism is not being wrong, but arguing badly.