NCSE's Josh Rosenau organized a Netroots Nation panel on science denial. Featured speakers: Josh, Bryan Rehm, Michael Stebbins, Mark Sumner, Susan Wood
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The NCSE has put out a press release congratulating Ayala for his Templeton Prize, and thanking him for his support of NCSE. It also parrots his defense of the compatibility of science and religion.
at about 21:30 "[people are aware of what evolution and continental drift are] they don't necessarily like it"
My congressman recently asked me I thought 'global warming' was 'real' and 'man made'. I pointed out that my opinion, along with the opinion of all his constituents, doesn't really matter, unless we happen to be climatologists.