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Re: Tennessee passes bill allowing teachers to teach to science skeptics
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Charlie Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
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Hey All,

To be clear, any reference I make to tribe, or social grouping is not a justification for behaviors, but more a reason for behaviors in the seeming face of contra evidence.  Whether we like it or not there are many innate and powerful tendencies and behaviors built into us.  It shapes the very fabric of our existence and decision making, and learning.  It's a statement of fact and attribution, and hopefully a reminder of "why."
Charlie
On Apr 15, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Martin Weiss wrote:

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> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Martin Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 
>> I think medicine, and agriculture (food) production, as Charlie implies,
>> are areas that have great promise for making inroads to peoples
>> understanding and acceptance of at least biological sciences. These have a
>> direct impact on all our lives; profound effects. Just the story of
>> antibiotics and the prevention of deaths (mainly children) should be eye
>> opening. However, the avoidance of vaccines mainly due to the argument
>> about mercury preservative and autism is a tough nut without some
>> understanding of how we learn and understand. The emotions and fears around
>> vaccinations are hard to overcome but when it spills over to measles and
>> chicken pox these attitudes become dangerous.
>> 
>> I almost feel that a campaign like the horrific images and notices that
>> FDA is requiring to be put onto cigarette packages should be used to
>> explain how an understanding of evolution (science) benefits all our lives.
>> 
>> I sometimes loose patience with talk of how we should teach, what kind of
>> tribe we are etc.  Sorry, I mean no offense but when I hear arguments that
>> parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because of
>> know-nothing arguments (Santorum and all his ilk) about science I see red.
>> How many of these same people reject antibiotics or other medicines or food
>> made more nutritious by hybridization?
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
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