@farmerman,
Quote:You seem to like to play light with tragedies in the news.
I don't consider the event in Nigeria as a tragedy at this stage. It cannot be compared with the mine disaster in Turkey, the Malaysian plane disappearance or the South Korean ferry sinking. And there are plenty of other events which are fit to be called tragedies before the incident you are emoting about.
On Newsnight yesterday the Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government was defending the 4.1 million experiments on living animals carried out every year in scientific research establishments. Darwin also defended the process despite knowing that some of his followers had no compunctions concerning the grotesque tortures that were inflicted. After he gave evidence (10 minutes worth) he suffered nervous prostration. See D&M page 615 et seq.
The pharma industry has announced a new policy of "openness" regarding such matters but it does not cover the nature of the procedures which animals are subjected to.
Perhaps some people deny evolution because they want to dissociate themselves from experiments on living animals. As the leader of A2K's evolutionists what is your position on the matter?
As you have avoided the exogamy question I expect you will avoid this one as well.
It might be of value to some viewers here to quote from D&M regarding scientific censorship. Darwin told a colleague not to talk about experiments on animals in the "presence of my ladies" (page 616). And Huxley had said about Klein, who had no interest in animal suffering, --"He has done more mischief than all the fanatics put together"-- but "don't mention" it "outside the circle of discreet Darwindom." (page 618).
Notice the use of "fanatics" to label people who were concerned about the suffering of animals. And the lying, the compromises, the secret cabals and the tender consideration for the ladies.
In another development, discussions relating to the proposed $100 billion takeover of AstraZeneca by Pfizer contained an accusation that anybody restricting funds for pharma research was sentencing people to death.
You should stick to geology fm. You're out of your depth on evolution and your evasions, insults, vague generalisations and emotive word use is convincing proof of it.