Was Don McLeroy Right After All?

Uh-oh. Were Don McLeroy and other creationists on the Texas State Board of Education right when they demanded that people “stand up to experts” and declare that evolution is bad science? That global warming is “hooey”? Well, it looks like the folks at Scientific American are throwing in the towel.

“There’s no easy way to admit this. For years, helpful letter writers told us to stick to science. They pointed out that science and politics don’t mix. They said we should be more balanced in our presentation of such issues as creationism, missile defense and global warming. We resisted their advice and pretended not to be stung by the accusations that the magazine should be renamed Unscientific American, or Scientific Unamerican, or even Unscientific Unamerican. But spring is in the air, and all of nature is turning over a new leaf, so there’s no better time to say: you were right, and we were wrong.”

Read the whole thing here.

3 thoughts on “Was Don McLeroy Right After All?

  1. The true future of science!!! No doubt!!! I would like to see the new” Scientific American” begin by launching new investigations aimed at gaining a better understanding of the following natural phenomenon:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2aE-mnNZJ4

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