And my point is that suppression of an idea does not make one a communist. The judgment call made on suppression of an idea can only be based on the idea itself and a prior judgment made on what that idea presents to society. I frequently attempt to dissuade people from believing in homeopathy, shark cartilage cancer cures, psychic healing, and a number of other junk science. I believe these are harmful and should be made illegal.
If you consider only those three mentioned, am I still to be considered equivalent to Stalin?
I didn't say you were a communist. I said you, Randi, and Stalin were birds of a feather. And you are, in relation to the suppression of ideas. You can include whomever else you would like in the same class, the only requirement is that they wish to suppress. You do. Your judgement call is also most likely against your stand. The idea that God is involved in our existence is held by the vast majority of people in the U.S.
(CBS) Americans do not believe that humans evolved, and the vast majority says that even if they evolved, God guided the process. Just 13 percent say that God was not involved. But most would not substitute the teaching of creationism for the teaching of evolution in public schools.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/22/opinion/polls/main657083.shtml
The topic of the moment is a film, not a school curriculum.(to head off a diversion)