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Panich52

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13. Museum really fumbled it.

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 03:42 PM

Mar 2015

They cancel instead of challenging the willfully ignorant claim that there's "tremendous body of evidence against Darwinian evolution"!

The fake controversy could have been used as a teaching tool, as well as good PR for the event. Instead, they bow to religionists' tenuous hold on reality.

Shame on the museum

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New Mexico museum scuttles Darwin events after creationists demand ‘intelligent design’ coverage [View all] Katashi_itto Mar 2015 OP

Idiots. Iggo Mar 2015 #1

And the moron minority wins again. MineralMan Mar 2015 #2

Headed back to the dark ages at warp speed! Nt newfie11 Mar 2015 #3

Brawndo's got what plants crave. n/t DefenseLawyer Mar 2015 #4

BREAKING : House Science, Space & Technology committee demands NASA implement bullwinkle428 Mar 2015 #5

At some point acedemia has to stop apologizing for science procon Mar 2015 #6

very depressing. n/t MBS Mar 2015 #7

"very controversial" . . . major head-slap DrDan Mar 2015 #8

Obviously, some of the monkeys came down from the trees head-first...... lastlib Mar 2015 #9

The U.S.A. is not a first world nation. We are a freak show. hunter Mar 2015 #10

it is NOT a controversial issue, only in your small, tiny minds. spanone Mar 2015 #11

I don't think they REALLY want an exhibit covering Augustine and Paley, do they MisterP Mar 2015 #12

Museum really fumbled it. Panich52 Mar 2015 #13