Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
I was amused to read that some of the science department faculty at SMU had protested the proposed Intelligent Design Conference.
Isn't it so typical to see academics who live in mortal fear of viewpoints other than their own? I was particularly amused to read the comments of Dr. Ubelaker, former chair of chemistry, calling the conference "propaganda." Someone might want to explain to Dr. Ubelaker that propaganda takes place when someone tries to suppress the discussion of ideas. Where is the SMU faculty's commitment to free and open discussion?
Sincerely,
Larry Bradshaw
Larry Bradshaw is a Ph.D senior faculty at Abilene Christian University.
He can be reached at bradshawl@acu.edu.
I was amused to read that some of the science department faculty at SMU had protested the proposed Intelligent Design Conference.
Isn't it so typical to see academics who live in mortal fear of viewpoints other than their own? I was particularly amused to read the comments of Dr. Ubelaker, former chair of chemistry, calling the conference "propaganda." Someone might want to explain to Dr. Ubelaker that propaganda takes place when someone tries to suppress the discussion of ideas. Where is the SMU faculty's commitment to free and open discussion?
Sincerely,
Larry Bradshaw
Larry Bradshaw is a Ph.D senior faculty at Abilene Christian University.
He can be reached at bradshawl@acu.edu.
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George Henson
posted 3/27/07 @ 10:13 AM CST
I was amused, but not surprised, to read that Mr. Bradshaw teaches at Abilene Christian University. A quick Google search shows he teaches Communications, not Biology. (Continued…)
Scott Rewak
posted 3/27/07 @ 3:15 PM CST
Amusing? Hardly. Like it or not, intelligent design holds no scientific merit. Why would the science department want to legitimize non-science in a scientific setting? It does not belong in science class. (Continued…)
Enezio E. de Almeida Filho
posted 3/29/07 @ 11:37 AM CST
I was amused, but not surprised to found out that Charles Darwin had only a Master of Arts in Theology, and this didn't prevent him from writing Origin of Species. (Continued…)
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