Re: Evolution Debate Led to Ouster, Official Says

On Nov 30, 11:01 am, "Steven L." <sdlit...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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No. Read the article again.

What got Ms. Comer in trouble was when she brought in this Barbara
Forrest character to give a talk.

I've read the article and it says nothing of the kind. It states that
she forwarded email announcing the talk.

Not on the science, but on the
alleged *motives* of ID proponents. IOW, she implicitly endorsed Ms.
Forrest's ad hominem attack on the ID proponents.

And THAT is a subject she should remain neutral on. As director of
science education, she can and should deal with the *scientific
arguments* of ID proponents, not with their politics or their motives.

How can one deal with things that don't exist? There are no scientific
arguments or evidence either for or against ID because it is not a
scientific proposition, but a philosophical belief (usually but not
necessarily religious in nature).


If Ms. Comer had brought in a scientist to give a talk on the flaws and
illogic of ID, she might not have been fired. But she brought in
someone who engaged in ad hominem attacks and political smears of ID
proponents, and that's out of line.

I keep having to explain this every time someone brings it up.

What you are saying is factually wrong, as can be seen by anyone who
reads the article. Repeating it over and over is unlikely to convince
people of anything except that you are either dishonest or unable to
understand what you read.


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