Re: Unscientific America

[Heinrich Mallison <heinrich.mallison@mfn-berlin.de>]

Indeed - it is a prime example of religious accomodation: no substance 
to the claims, what data is given is contrary to the claims, no 
solutions suggested. Spiced up with a bunch of strawmen, mainly a gross 
misrepresentation of Dawkins, and a bunch of crude ad hominems.

Reviews, with quotes, can be found e.g. here:

Pharyngula:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/unscientific_america_how_scien.php
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/unscientific_america_the_gift.php
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/unscientific_america_still_use.php

Why_Evolution_Is_True:
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/unscientific-unscientific-america-part-1/

Why, it is fun to blame the vocal atheists for everything, but the real 
'bad record' is - lemme think - who did the crusades? who teaches YEC?

'nuff said!

Ian Paulsen schrieb:
> HI ALL:
>  I just got in a reviewer's copy of Unscientific America by Mooney and
> Kirshenbaum, see:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Unscientific-America-Scientific-Illiteracy-Threatens/dp/0465013058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247637972&sr=1-1
>
> I think everyone should read this book!
>
> sincerely
>   

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