https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/06/luskin-and-the-discovery-insti/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/06/luskin-and-the-discovery-insti/#comment-3600 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:23:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/06/luskin-and-the-discovery-insti/#comment-3600 You’re right. I think as scientists, we are predisposed to giving the benefit of the doubt to an individual’s honest intentions (even as we ruthlessly dissect research regardless of the source), but the DI has gone far beyond the pale. We should no longer be saying, well, if you decide to play by the rules we’ll let you in, and endlessly give them one more chance.Instead, we should continuously point out the Wedge Document, Panda’s find-n-replace relationship to creationism, and the Kitzmiller ruling, and say: you people ARE creationists, you ARE anti-science, you have NO theory, and you are obviously doing this for GOD’s sake. We are not fooled, and we will consistently remind the media of what you are so that no one else is fooled either. You get no more second chances. Cry persecution all you want, but science works via a prove-it-or-lose-it process, and you lost a long time ago.Whew. Good to get a rant out.

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