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Erich

Good points also.

Political power is what rules in this country not reason and it seems these
are diverging dangerously.

Voters have to speak up and vote for reason and not ideology or not an
ideology that is antithetical to our national well being.

Martin

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> Agreed. Well stated from a scientific point of view.  But let me play the
> devil's advocate here and say that winning this battle will have little to
> do with science and much more to do with politics and major changes in how
> our country values education in all subject areas.  I will not go as far as
> supposing a conspiracy to "dumb-down" the electorate but it certainly has
> proven convenient (for centuries if not millennia.)
>
> We will never get an honest chance to teach our children how to question
> the world around them if society keeps up this attitude that "you just
> better not be too smart for your britches."  All of these laws and
> standards being put forward have nothing to do with education, let alone
> science. This is part of a completely different agenda.
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