04 April 2005

The Poor Man: Chumps

Biologist PZ Myers reads one too many blog posts about how “evolution is just a theory”, and his head explodes:

So what’s the argument about? Not science, that’s for sure. The opponents of evolution don’t know any. They are effective political agents who are attacking the enterprise of science without addressing the scientific issues seriously. They have been relying on their opponent’s hesitation or aloofness to escape criticism of their competence or ignorance. They shout with authority when they possess none.

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