it takes so little effort to distort the truth, and so much effort to find it
Amen, as they say. I hardly like to cast any debate as "us vs them" - that's where so many of the problems we try to fight start, after all - but it does seem that the enemies of humanism, feminism and science have a clear advantage: they don't respect the rules. Quoting out of context or without fact-checking is more or less standard practice for Creationists, climate change "debunkers" and extreme "conservatives".
On a related note, I had a look at Conserveapedia (http://conservapedia.com) the other day. It's...worrying. Mind you, RationalWiki (http://rationalwiki.com) is potentially as bad, and I feel I might look at both sites when researching "contentious" issues in the future.
PS - have I mentioned The Dawn Chorus (http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/) before? It occurred to me it'd be of interest. They had a good piece about Elizabeth Blackburn, and The Age's coverage of her Nobel win.
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Date: 2009-10-13 05:16 am (UTC)Amen, as they say. I hardly like to cast any debate as "us vs them" - that's where so many of the problems we try to fight start, after all - but it does seem that the enemies of humanism, feminism and science have a clear advantage: they don't respect the rules. Quoting out of context or without fact-checking is more or less standard practice for Creationists, climate change "debunkers" and extreme "conservatives".
On a related note, I had a look at Conserveapedia (http://conservapedia.com) the other day. It's...worrying. Mind you, RationalWiki (http://rationalwiki.com) is potentially as bad, and I feel I might look at both sites when researching "contentious" issues in the future.
PS - have I mentioned The Dawn Chorus (http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/) before? It occurred to me it'd be of interest. They had a good piece about Elizabeth Blackburn, and The Age's coverage of her Nobel win.