Earlier, I linked to that ghastly "Negotiation is Over" anti-research site. Let me balance that with a link to the pro-science site, Speaking of Research. Compare the two, it's enlightening. Guess which one relies on shrieking all-caps accusations and threats of dire harm to the people on the other side?
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Posted by: cervantes
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February 24, 2010 12:44 PM
Off topic, I'm afraid, but This is all we need:
Atheism Books In Home Of Texas Arson Suspect
TYLER (AP) -- Court records indicate one of the suspects arrested on an arson charge in the burning of churches in East Texas had assault rifles and books on demons and atheism in his home.
The atheism and demons are internally consistent, but you can imagine how the reporting will be on this, especially in Texas.
Posted by: alopiasmag
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February 24, 2010 12:45 PM
The internet is awesome but has opened the arena to many dangerous people. Sad.
Posted by: ERV
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February 24, 2010 12:47 PM
'Speaking of Research' was super helpful during the Oklahoma State animal research affair (the Pres of OSU hoped to gain the favor of a rich oil guy in our state whos wife is total animal liberation by unilaterally blocking an NIH funded study).
Totally recommended.
Posted by: bart.mitchell
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February 24, 2010 12:49 PM
Tolerance is not to be accepted. These people must be shut down.
Posted by: Glen Davidson
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February 24, 2010 12:52 PM
Not the righteous ones, is it?
Funny how righteousness so rarely coincides with decency. ID being another example.
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Posted by: bart.mitchell
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February 24, 2010 12:52 PM
Cervantes, I can't wait to find out what books he had. I'd bet many people in Texas don't know the difference between atheism and demonism.
Posted by: negentropyeater
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February 24, 2010 1:10 PM
#1 I wonder how many million times a bible has been found in the house of a criminal in the USA ?
Posted by: Crazyharp81602
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February 24, 2010 1:15 PM
Trillion scores more than atheism, evolution, social Darwinism, and humanism books I suppose.
Posted by: Paul
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February 24, 2010 1:27 PM
Thanks PZ!
I'll only add that if you want to do something to show your support for David and Dario you can always start by signing the Pro-Test petition at http://www.amprogress.org/petition
There's also a link to it from the Speaking of Research site.
Posted by: Jim Baerg
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February 24, 2010 4:05 PM
This seems relevanat to why there are threats of dire harm.
Posted by: shonny
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February 24, 2010 5:07 PM
What I find abhorrent though is the animal testing for vanity products.
That is fucking awful, and those using the such tested products are really low-life.
Posted by: Hypatia
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February 24, 2010 8:21 PM
#11, depends on what you mean by vanity products. Some of us are required or expected to wear cosmetics in our professional life if that's what you're thinking of. If it's something I'm going to be applying regularly I want some serious safety testing and I think that's not an unreasonable thing.
Posted by: DLC
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February 25, 2010 1:15 AM
Proof that they're "emotionally invested" in their beliefs. Of course, it's impossible for them to make a rational statement, because, like creationists, antivaxers and other such folks, they're irrational and unreasoning.