1. Neither intellect nor faith will save humanity

Comment #18409 by Murslak on January 20, 2007 at 4:23 pm

Nice stuff. I disagree with Mind-Rebel. I laughed like madman when reading "redneck knuckle-draggers". I have used the term knuckle-dragger, but not with association with redneck. Good one! Don't worry about the PC guy. There seems to be a link between the etymology of politics and polite. Huh... What a coincedence! Imagine politicians using a facade to attain public support. How silly. Good article, precisely written to get the noodle bubbling.

2. A deadly certitude

Comment #18168 by Murslak on January 18, 2007 at 6:12 pm

Weinberg's writing is his usual, rather well assembled. The article covers a variety of historical instances pertaining to religion vs. science. Or more realistic, great science by great thinkers and the reluctance of religion in accepting the facts. There seems to have always been a sort of time delay. Have religious institutions ever heard a new theory explaining our natural world and immediately embraced? I don't know that there has been such an instance. Great article by a great man.

3. Wash. school board restricts Gore's global-warming film

Comment #17757 by Murslak on January 15, 2007 at 11:41 pm

How much longer do we have to deal with ignorance as pertains to public misunderstanding of science? As I understand, the scientific community has come to an agreement. Global warming is occuring whether uneducated people want to believe it or not! Since when have, personal, human beliefs influenced the actual happenings of our global systems? These uninformed educational boards across the country seem to think that global warming is open for discussion. Like we can take a vote and change the truth! Global warming is fact as far as science can place the title 'fact' on anything. There is an an over-abundance of ignorance in our world, and it is a shame that Americans are propagating this ignorance to the youth of the nation. Open your eyes people, we're slipping, and it is crap like this that will pull us down a dark road.

I have never posted an online comment before, but I have to start somewhere. As long as crap like the AP article above shows up on my desktop, I may continue. Oh yeah, it is great to see a forum of this nature alive and well!!!