If PETA as the organization is behind it, you know it cannot be for the eating of meat. If the Discovery Institute is behind it, you know it cannot be about the advancement of methodological science because that is 180 degrees from their goals.
For instance, if the Communist Party was smart, they’d endorse John McCain, right?
Bringing it closer to the topic, what if the Communist Party were behind McCain's rise to power? I just did some more research. Apparently the DI is not so directly involved. The Louisiana Family Forum was behind the bill's drafting. They directly support creationism and oppose evolution. I had the right principle, possibly the wrong target.
I said possibly because the Discovery Institute often lends consulting services to those people who are considering attacks on evolution/proponency of Intelligent Design. We know the Discovery Institute was behind the school board's decision in Dover (the board didn't make the decision until receiving legal advice from the Discovery Institute and a promise to defend them against lawsuits from the Thomas More Law Center). They analyzed every mistake they made in Dover and likely taught those lessons learned to the LFF. Thus we have a law that looks benign.
If PETA as the organization is behind it, you know
***I don’t necessarily KNOW that.
it cannot be for the eating of meat. If the Discovery Institute is behind it, you know it cannot be about the advancement of methodological science because that is 180 degrees from their goals.
***That is a conclusion, and your ad hominem reasoning proceeded from your own conclusion, creating a vicious circular reasoning pattern. It’s a form of antagonism, which is not allowed on ecumenical threads — as far as I know.