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Jake Mendelssohn <[log in to unmask]>
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Science is supposed to be about logic and facts.

If you respond to the Creationists with ridicule, scorn and tomatoes, you will lose not only the battle, but the war as well.

-Jake Mendelssohn


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From: Informal Science Education Network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martin Weiss [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:06 AM
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Subject: Re: museum responses to the Evolution/Creationist debate

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Charley

Tomatoes? Rotten tomatoes?? As in throw rotten tomatoes?? I love it!!

Martin

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Charlie Carlson <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
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> Tomatoes!
> C
> On Nov 17, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Scott LaGreca wrote:
>
> > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
> institutions.
> >
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> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > This coming Sunday is the 150th anniversary of Darwin's seminal
> > publication "On the Origin of Species". Our museum is going to be
> > showing the controversial, award-winning documentary film by entitled
> > "Flock of Dodos" by Randy Olson (2005).
> >
> > The last time we had a similar event, we had one heckler (a Creationist)
> > in the audience.
> > The person eventually left on his own accord, but we (staff) were a
> > little shocked and unprepared.
> >
> > I would like to be better prepared this time. Does anyone have any
> > suggestions, from personal experience, of how our staff can properly
> > respond to hecklers/trouble-makers at this sort of scientific program?
> >
> > I have a feeling this subject has been broached on this listserver
> > before: I will search the archives. But if you would like to respond,
> > please do (please send responses to my persona email account). Thanks in
> > advance for any advice you can give.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Scott LaGreca
> >
> > Scott LaGreca, PhD
> > Natural Science Coordinator
> > Berkshire Museum
> > 39 South Street
> > Pittsfield, MA  01201  USA
> > TEL 413-443-7171, ext. 17
> > FAX 413-443-2135
> > [log in to unmask]
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> > Ring in the Holidays with the 25th annual Festival of Trees at the
> > Berkshire Museum from Nov. 14 to January 3, 2010. This year's Festival
> > is proudly sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
> >
> > For more event information please visit www.berkshiremuseum.org
> > <http://www.berkshiremuseum.org/>
> >
> >
> >
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> Charles Carlson
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New York Hall of Science

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