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Article #10530Re: Forrest Mimms fired by Scientific American
From: Tom Albrecht
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1991 15:34
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1991 15:34
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In article <5472@tellab5.tellabs.com> pauls@tellabs.com (Paul Silver) writes: <Scientific American fired Forrest Mimms because having someone who <believed in creationism as a member of their staff would cause the <magazine to lose its reputation. I can see where this would be true. <Would you read a book on, say, quantum mechanics, which contained <contributions from the witch doctor of some Amazonian Indian tribe? <Probably not. If the witch doctor had an advanced degree from an accredited university and had demonstrated the ability to conduct independent, scholarly research, why not? -- Tom Albrecht
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!gvlf3.gvl.unisys.com!tredysvr!dvnspc1!tom From: tom@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Tom Albrecht) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,talk.religion.misc,sci.bio Subject: Re: Forrest Mimms fired by Scientific American Message-ID: <1120@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM> Date: 6 Mar 91 15:34:50 GMT References: <17200@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> <5472@tellab5.tellabs.com> Organization: Unisys Corporation, Devon Engineering Offices Lines: 14