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ISEN,

Speaking from a small science center perspective, I am frankly shocked and most anxious about the precedent that the Smithsonian has set here.  What happens when I have to explain this set of notions (ID and the non-sequitors being touted as 'evidence'?) to my audiences?  And what happens when I have to stand firm based on what is 'the best information we have', versus what has been implicitly inferred  endorsement by one of the most respected science institutions on the planet?  What chance have I got?

Ken Brandt

Director of the Robeson Planetarium and Science Center
JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador

"If you are resting on your laurels, you are probably wearing them upside down"

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