Posted on 02/26/2009 8:22:42 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
Motive Mongering: Does It Belong in Science?
Feb 26, 2009 Amanda Gefter, a book reviewer and science editor, felt the need to warn the world about the creationists. She wrote a blog entry at New Scientist called How to spot a hidden religious agenda.
In addition, Gefter listed concepts and emphases that she felt betray a hidden agenda: an emphasis on complex molecular machines, the reference to quantum physics in support of free will, and calls for academic freedom (which she says can be translated as the acceptance of creationism). Lastly, she disclaimed any connection between the truth of a scientific theory (like evolution) with its social consequences (like the Holocaust), as explored in the movie Expelled.
Bottom line: It is crucial to the publics intellectual health to know when science really is science. Those with a religious agenda will continue to disguise their true views in their effort to win supporters, so please read between the lines....
(Excerpt) Read more at creationsafaris.com ...
Well, then talk to those who don't differentiate. Again, my statement was that metmom was appropriately turning the question on Gefter. And the only one who could answer the appropriateness of wondering about metmom's motives was you.
Sorry, I missed that response earlier. Your earlier comments seemed to indicate an agreement with the author that hidden agendas don't have any place in science. It seemed ironic to question the author's motives for saying so.
Well, you seemed to have some question about that.
Okay. What's your motive for challenging me on that question, and overlooking what appears to be unsupported claims about the author's religious beliefs?
I have questions about what gets challenged and what gets accepted without question, and what criteria those decisions are based on.
I saw it as a senseless question. And I stated so, in so many words. I mentioned infinite regress. That possibility seems to have been validated by posts 77, 82 and 84. As to overlooking, I haven't read the post to which you refer. I haven't read each individual post in detail. But I did comment on such a position in my post 74. So you are absolutely mistaken on me overlooking that.
To your post 85 ---- Okay.
Some of us rather enjoying having the strongest military in the know history of the planet. Such a military is only possible due to scientific research and I - for one - am unwilling to give up the advanced biotech defenses that are being developed simply because genetics and evolutionarily theory are used in there creation.
I have aloso rather become accustomed to the GPS system which by its mere existence disproves a rapidly varying speed of light which - you know - is a major portion of modern young earth creationism.
BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
I have aloso rather become accustomed to the GPS system which by its mere existence disproves a rapidly varying speed of light which - you know - is a major portion of modern young earth creationism.
Whatever.......
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