Re: [Phys-l] Prof. Hal Lewis resigns from APS

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

Now I get it - Obama is the second coming of the messiah and Lewis is the antichrist (I looked at his picture and I can barely discernen a 666 on his forehead.

Good grief! Tell me again how AGW is not a religion.

Bob at PC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of A. John Mallinckrodt
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 3:03 PM
> To: Forum for Physics Educators
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Prof. Hal Lewis resigns from APS
>
> I wouldn't ordinarily share such an obviously partisan piece in this
> forum, but I stumbled upon this immediately after sending my previous
> message and I think it speaks to the anti-intellectual, anti-expert,
> anti-academic, anti-science epidemic currently spreading through
> American culture, an epidemic that will cost America dearly and that
> will only be fueled by Harold Lewis' irresponsibility.  Partisan or
> not, I don't think it is at all unfair to note that, for whatever
> reason, the disease infects elected policy makers in one political
> party to a FAR greater degree.
>
>
> http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_10/026182.php
>
> John Mallinckrodt
> Cal Poly Pomona
>
> I wrote:
>
> > After rereading Lewis' words several times my own position is that
> > Lewis, who has no background in and gives no indication of any
> > significant personal understanding of climate research, should be
> > thoroughly ashamed of himself for providing such potent fodder
> > not simply to global warming skeptics, but to anti-science forces
> > in general. ...
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