His supporters here believe in that magic spemacide, that’s why they think he should continue, and while I used to like Huck, I think he also believes it.
I was astounded to find that a couple folks that I know to be intelligent, and who I formerly very much respected, actually belive that Akin's "science" is good. They offer as their sources:
1. An appeal to "common sense", as in "it's just common sense that if a woman is raped she is less likely to conceive." Really? I'd laugh, but they aren't kidding. The "no evidence is no evidence" standard kicks this one out, without bothering to get into the logical fallacy aspect.
2. A small early-70s statistical study of two urban hospitals with internal references citing Nazi fertilization experiments on Jewish victims. Words fail on that one. Even in the unlikely event that it might have some merit, do you REALLY want to go there?
3. A ChiCom mouse study. Obviously totally pertinent to the argument. Not. And again, ChiComs...mice...do you REALLY want to go there? This entire brouhaha is over perception. This sort of loose thinking reinforces the sterotype of conservatives that our enemies revel in, that we are irrational, medieval-minded zealots. It's d*mn discouraging.