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News like this certainly doesn't surprise me - no, not in the least. The 'howling deniers', however, are sure to be backpedaling and concocting excuses over this one. Here's the latest in the world of "open-minded, objective science" and the consequences of trying to practice it:
"A scientist was terminated from his job at a California State University after discovering soft tissue on a triceratops fossil, and then publishing his findings... While at a dig at Hell Creek formation in Montana, the scientist, Mark Armitage, came upon the largest triceratops horn ever unearthed at the site. When examining the horn under a high-powered microscope back at CSUN, Armitage was fascinated to see the soft tissue... [this] discovery stunned members of the scientific community..."
Armitage reported his findings and ...
... "shortly after the original soft tissue discovery, a university official challenged the motives of Armitage, by shouting at him, "We are not going to tolerate your religion in this department!"
So, reporting a scientific finding is "religion"???
Oh yeah, I get it! This finding is further evidence against the established religious dogma and so if you dare oppose that religious dogma then, like any other heretic, you must be banished! The proper thing for Armitage to do was to bury this finding, not publish it.
Good thing the old 'stake' isn't around or Armitage would've been roasting right about now.
Yup - modern 'science' at its best!
http://www.pacificjustice.org/press-...saur-discovery
Jorge
News like this certainly doesn't surprise me - no, not in the least. The 'howling deniers', however, are sure to be backpedaling and concocting excuses over this one. Here's the latest in the world of "open-minded, objective science" and the consequences of trying to practice it:
"A scientist was terminated from his job at a California State University after discovering soft tissue on a triceratops fossil, and then publishing his findings... While at a dig at Hell Creek formation in Montana, the scientist, Mark Armitage, came upon the largest triceratops horn ever unearthed at the site. When examining the horn under a high-powered microscope back at CSUN, Armitage was fascinated to see the soft tissue... [this] discovery stunned members of the scientific community..."
Armitage reported his findings and ...
... "shortly after the original soft tissue discovery, a university official challenged the motives of Armitage, by shouting at him, "We are not going to tolerate your religion in this department!"
So, reporting a scientific finding is "religion"???
Oh yeah, I get it! This finding is further evidence against the established religious dogma and so if you dare oppose that religious dogma then, like any other heretic, you must be banished! The proper thing for Armitage to do was to bury this finding, not publish it.
Good thing the old 'stake' isn't around or Armitage would've been roasting right about now.
Yup - modern 'science' at its best!
http://www.pacificjustice.org/press-...saur-discovery
Jorge
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