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Science Debate 2008

Posted by kdawson on from the good-luck-with-that dept.

bhmit1 writes "BusinessWeek is reporting about Science Debate 2008, an attempt to put the scientific issues front and center in the US Presidential race. After 12,000 scientists signed on in support of the idea of a debate focused on science, no campaign has replied to an invitation to such a debate. The article notes that only one candidate has said much about science issues in the campaign, and that some who are running are sufficiently anti-science as to deny evolution. There is a link to a comparison of the candidates' positions on issues informed by science. (Yes, Ron Paul is included.)"

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  1. NOT insightful! MOD DOWN! by mangu · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    our use of the term "evolution" became so vague

    Then you really need to study science. LOTS of science. Let that Bible of yours aside for a while and pick a whole lot of science books. Start at the beginning, and keep going, until you find that the word "evolution" is not vague at all.


    Well, OTOH, your post makes perfect sense if you put it like this:

    Over the years our use of the term "God" became so vague that I'm not even sure what it means to say that someone "denies God"**sniff*sigh**
  2. Here you go by nunyadambinness · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "anyway, pls send me a notice when u got somethin to say besides "nay, nay" and the letters of the alphabet "

    Ok, how about this, if a subject is important enough to be worthy of discussing, it should be worthy of discussing intelligently, and using grammar and spelling that is as correct and coherent as possible. If you expect to be taken seriously when discussing serious topic, don't write like a god damned moron.

    Otherwise, you'll be dismissed as a god damned moron. Like you just were.