[Paradox]

"From my perspective as a conservative, I think science education is important," he added. "And I'm not religiously sympathetic to anti-evolutionists, who I think are lunatics."

As an evolutionist, I am bothered by the name calling and slandering by BOTH sides of this issue. Why is his last comment neccessary?

[ASA Vet]

I agree his opinon wasn't fair.
One doesn't have to be a lunatic to be a supernaturalist.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Thank you, Paradox.

[Dimensio]

As an evolutionist, I am bothered by the name calling and slandering by BOTH sides of this issue.

It isn't slander if it's true. I used to think that the majority of anti-evolutionists were merely ignorant of science. After seeing the bizarre arguments that the vast majority of them employ and being told that I have the same ideas as Hitler for no reason other than accepting evolution as a sound scientific theory, I've changed my opinion on the matter.

[PreciousLiberty]

"Why is his last comment neccessary?"

Perhaps he's seen some of the evolution threads on FR?

[shuckmaster]

Why is his last comment neccessary?

Because it's quite true and needs repeating until people start snapping out of their superstitious brainwash against science education.

[puroresu]

#####Why is his last comment neccessary?#####


It wasn't, but just in case the media didn't fawn sufficiently over him for siding with the ACLU, he added the insulting final comment to guarantee it.

[RightWhale]

Why is his last comment neccessary?

It's not. We can usually tell whether religion is primary or secondary for a person. Either way, the person does not see things the same as the other--cannot. It often happens that religion is secondary for a younger person and gradually becomes primary just as young people often start out liberal and gradually become conservative. This person may be midway in transition, somewhere in the midlife crisis.