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To: grey_whiskers
Why is it that other controversial non-scientific things (crystal healing, astrology, alternative medicine) generate just as much laughter but not as much contempt as Creationism?

Perhaps not here at FR, but I assure you they do. You might look here or here for starters.

35 posted on 04/19/2006 6:25:17 AM PDT by Gumlegs
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To: Gumlegs
Perhaps not here at FR, but I assure you they do. You might look here or here for starters.

I checked out the sites you mentioned. I still feel from the reading there is a slight difference in tone, less, well, "indignation" when debunking other non-scientific targets.

Nonetheless, thanks for the links--I wonder if that Arizona professor with his cellular memory would've qualified for the Lysenko chair of biology over at Moscow State? ;-)

Cheers!

452 posted on 04/19/2006 7:58:43 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Gumlegs; grey_whiskers

Before I was seriously into conservatism and politics, I was reading everything related to scientific skepticism. I remember the worst vitriol among the skeptics was reserved for Art Bell, and not for any political reasons.


761 posted on 04/22/2006 1:44:09 PM PDT by stands2reason
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