My guess is you are not offering me a grant.
I find it interesting that you think it somehow wise or necessary to advertise yourself on an internet forum that is not even a scientific forum.
I came to free republic many years ago because of its political nature and to participate in political discussion and information distribution.
When I want to say something about scientific matters I will write an article also discuss topics of interest with friends or others in various fields. I cannot for the life of me understand why any scientist would hang out at a political internet forum to use superficial discussions of biology or other sciences as a means to participate in a culture war relating to religious beliefs.
I find it very strange.
It is also not appropriate for you to try and obtain or demand personal information from people. You have a strange psychological reason for wanting to advertise yourself, fine. But no one else is required to give specifics on their personal life or such information.
So my friend, believe anything you want to believe. I am a janitor in Chula Vista having recently crossed the Rio Grande (illegally of course) from old Mexico.
I take responsibility for what I say or write. I consider posting anonymously to be cowardly and inconsistent with taking responsibility for my words. Others may feel differently.
I cannot for the life of me understand why any scientist would hang out at a political internet forum to use superficial discussions of biology or other sciences as a means to participate in a culture war relating to religious beliefs.
Clearly, then you are not a scientist, since you can't understand why a scientist would do what you do.
I'm glad we've settled the point.
For my part, as a conservative, I feel it important to fight for the future of the conservative movement, and to dissuade it from its current course of identification with a narrow and theocratic school of social conservatism.
It is also not appropriate for you to try and obtain or demand personal information from people. You have a strange psychological reason for wanting to advertise yourself, fine. But no one else is required to give specifics on their personal life or such information
I don't demand such unless the person sets themselves up as an authority, or personally challenges my own competence. You have done both on this thread. But you don't have the cojones to stand by your words, chico.
Oddly enough, I was tempted to suggest in my previous post that your activities at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting might involve broom-pushing. I refrained, not to save your feelings, but because I have nothing against janitors, a valuable occupation and one whose members generally don't pretend to be what they are not.