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On Oct 2, 1:19 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Kennedy Junior and other knowledgable people have said that the > recent studies done which claimed that there was not link between > thimerasol and autism were industry sponsered tabacco science!!! > > On Oct 1, 11:07 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I wish I could go, but I already have plans Friday. I do have a > > question, though, since we haven't had a good argument in a few > > weeks. > > > Several people had a minor crisis of conscience about Ben Stein's > > movie because they didn't want their money going to someone who > > promotes dangerous, anti-science ideas. I get that. > > > The last episode of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, one of my > > favorite podcasts, alluded to Bill Maher's crackpot ideas that seem > > just as dangerous to me. He has apparently jumped on the anti-vaccine > > bandwagon, for example, and suggests that alternative "medicine" is > > better than modern, pharmaceutical-oriented healthcare. He even told > > David Letterman to stop taking his heart medicine. > > > I haven't verified much of this. I just gleaned it from the podcast > > and a quick Google search, but assuming it's true, does it affect > > anyone's feelings about paying to see Religulous? I mean, sure, this > > particular movie is not promoting pseudoscience, but money is going to > > Maher. Would we feel comfortable watching a Ben Stein movie that was > > not specifically about Intelligent Design but still funneled money to > > his ID activism? Or is our conscience dulled by the schadenfreude of > > seeing religious people look stupid on screen? > > > There is probably no right-or-wrong answer here. I'm just curious to > > know what people think (or rationalize, depending on your point of > > view!). > > > Aaron- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
