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To: Tax-chick
But seriously, I've read enough of your comments, RA, to know that you can produce a meaningful argument for your position.

Thank you! :-) You honor me.

However, the fact the subject of this article is crying "Censorship!" because she's not allowed to promote her book to a captive audience of school children suggests that she reasons at the "cow covered with pine needles" level.

Here is where I disagree. From the above article: "We just don't need that kind of debate" does lend itself to an air of censorship.

33 posted on 05/12/2005 7:32:19 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer
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To: RadioAstronomer

I disagree. If the purpose of the person's appearance was to teach writing (and why can't the regular teachers teach writing?), then introducing a disputed scientific topic produces no benefit for the school.

The writer is free to hawk her book at Wal-mart. Every major publication and media outlet presupposes "evolution," often at a "whale hopping on its tail" level of simplicity. Expanding the definition of "censorship" doesn't benefit anyone.


35 posted on 05/12/2005 7:37:05 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Every day is Mother's Day when you have James the Wonder Baby!)
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