"I stand corrected. You did mention the Discovery Institute in your post. Why didn't the article?"
Thank you. And as for the article either they didn't think that many readers would know what the D. I. was ... or that it didn't matter, b/c of the 85 signatures, none were people who work at D. I.
I find it interesting that a D. I. fellow was able to circulate this document around the world and get this many signatures for this trial. By this time, on campuses at the least, D.I. is code for the worse kind of bigotry, racism, anti-semitism, etc etc ... pick all the vindictive labels you want, the Left University, hates anyone at D.I.
And yet, these scientists, for this trial, signed this document.
I'm betting every one of them have tenure. And until this trial, I couldn't honestly think of a good reason for tenure at the University level. Now I'm rethinking that too... (how anti-Libertarian of me.... bad fingers! Bad FIngers!)
another one for your list....
Perhaps you're right. I do think the source of the document is relevant.
By this time, on campuses at the least, D.I. is code for the worse kind of bigotry, racism, anti-semitism, etc etc ... pick all the vindictive labels you want, the Left University, hates anyone at D.I.
I don't necessarily agree. Among liberal arts and humanities departments, that sort of disposition is reserved for supporters of U.S. foreign policy or supporters of Israel. I don't believe that among science and engineering departments people 'hate' intelligent design as you suggest. By and large they think it isn't science, or it's bad science.
And until this trial, I couldn't honestly think of a good reason for tenure at the University level. Now I'm rethinking that too...
I still can't. LOL
It just shows that the idea that there is no support in mainstream science for I.D. is not just misleading but an outright lie. I find it amusing that so many defenders of science seem to be on the side of locking down what can or can not be thought on this issue.
Oh, that debunked list again. Wasn't it you that posted it before only to be flooded with posts from some that signed that showed they believed in evolution?