Scientists Boycott Kansas ID Hearing 


Finally: some people with the stones to do what needs to be done - refuse to participate in the debates that the proponents of Intelligent Design set up. Conservative members of the Kansas Board of Education had put together the hearing to debate ID vs. evolution. They lined up 23 "experts" on ID, and only one unconfirmed evolution proponent. This is what needs to occur: a refusal to participate in the charade that these ID morons want to put forward. It doesn't do science any good when people debate the relative merits of ID. There is no real research, no real theory, nothing that can be debated that hasn't already been said. When thoughtful scientists show up to defend evolution against these nutcases, it just lends credence to the falsehood that ID is a potentially valid theory.

Harry McDonald, from the Kansas Citizens for Science said it best: “Intelligent design is not going to get its forum, at least not one in which they can say that scientists participated,” McDonald said. “We have learned too much to continue participating in this charade.”

Bravo, Mr. McDonald. Keep up the good work.

Link to Kansas City Star article. 

 

Posted: Fri - April 8, 2005 at 01:50 PM          

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