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>>>> Ican see your point about making sure a balanced approach is used. I
think it would be our job as science educators to be sure we use something
like this DVD to open discussion and provide access to as much information
as we can.
As our president says often "We should be a safe place to discuss dangerous
ideas." You are correct that we should present objective information. Maybe
the way to do it with this DVD is to make sure that we provide some context
when distributing the DVD. We could provide forums for discussing the pros
and cons of the documentary in terms of how to present scientific results -
promoting critical thinking and analysis.
I don't know all the answers, I just see an opportunity. Maybe the
discussion on this list serve can ferret out some of those answers.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. <<<<
Just seems to me that it's a bad idea for a science center to screen a film
made by a very well-known liberal, just as it would be to screen a film made
a very well-known Republican, or bible-thumper, or moon-landing-conspiracy
theorist, or anyone else who clearly is not objective.
Like I said, I voted for Gore, and I like his film. But if I visited a
museum and saw them screening it, the skeptic in me would immediately think,
"Okay, this museum has an agenda other than objectivity." That is not *
necessarily * bad but it soooooo easily can be.
Let's not all be blinded by the offer of freebies, even freebies that
coincide with our particular opinions.
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