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In general, we live in an anti-intellectual society where you don't really have to know the facts anymore...simply pretend you know, like Mr. Gore.
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From: "geoff carver" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:01:45 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: NY Times article
Isn't there a general trend within certain American circles to discredit
"experts" in general as being "elite"? "scientists" don't know about "global
warming" or "evolution" (both of which now seem to seem to have been labeled
"religion" by the same folk who claim "intelligent design" is "science") but
TV pundits & bloggers do, etc.?
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I was very surprised to note (in some of the comments) a negative feeling to
archaeologists. The term "professionals" seemed to be used with disdain more
than once. Also, references to "bureaucratic systems" and and an imagined
absence of CRM and city/state archaeology seem to illustrate a negative
image among the general populace, or at least the general readership of the
NYT, of archaeologists. This does not at all coincide with my personal
experience with non-professionals. Are these comments a fluke, or is this a
general trend that the field should be focusing on more?
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