Re: Not-well-thought-out Paleo-positions.

[jamolnar@juno.com]

On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 03:37:47 -0400 (EDT) Dinogeorge@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 97-08-25 03:18:03 EDT, slaz@electriciti.com writes:
>
><< And to those who never have more than a casual interest it doesn't
> matter what misconceptions they hold. >>
>
>This, by the way, happens to be a misconception. It does indeed matter 
>what
>misconceptions the average person holds! Think about the consequences 
>of the
>fact that a majority of surveyed Americans casually disbelieve 
>evolution and
>believe humanity was created by God, for example. Suppose a majority 
>of
>people casually thought the earth is being invaded by 
>extraterrestrials.
>Wouldn't this matter?
>
Only if these thoughts led to paniced or irrational actions.

Judy Molnar
Education Associate, Virginia Living Museum
vlmed@juno.com
jamolnar@juno.com
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