tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968255.post2279278820411085677..comments2023-11-03T05:54:31.975-04:00Comments on Hopeful Pessimism: Couldn't have said it better myself...JAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829778432859161995noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968255.post-69251484554538697732007-11-15T10:30:00.000-05:002007-11-15T10:30:00.000-05:00See, I am aware that there is this conflict with L...See, I am aware that there is this conflict with Luddites denying certain scientific truths, but other than the effect it has on public policy (which I think has more to do with money than actual persuation - politicians will beleive in Pastafarianism if there is a campaign contribution in it for them), the anti-science side of the argument has no effect on me. <BR/><BR/>I guess it comes down to allowing morons to willfullly exercise their God-given (heh) right to be willfull morons. If they don't want to "beleive" in evolution, I don't care. <BR/><BR/>Never argue with an idiot - it's sometimes difficult for onlookers to tell who's who. And I am already preparing to "adjust" whatever my son is taught in school to actually reflect the truth. It should be fascinating to read the textbooks he will be studying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com