TOPEKA, Kan. - Scientists have refused to participate in state Board of Education hearings this past week on how the theory of evolution should be treated in public schools, but they haven't exactly been silent.
About a dozen scientists, most from Kansas universities, spoke each day at news conferences after evolution critics testified before a board subcommittee. They expect to continue speaking out as the hearings wrap up on Thursday."
They're in, they do their shtick, and they're out," said Keith Miller, a Kansas State University geologist. "I'm going to be here, and I'm not going to be quiet. We'll have the rest of our lives to make our points."
The scientists' boycott was led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Kansas Citizens for Science, which believe the hearings are rigged against the teaching of evolution.
Sometimes the best thing to do with people who are determined to get into immature debates is to say, "Sorry, I won't play."
You might like to click through and read the whole article if only for the many comments at the end. One person said this: "Good idea; don't give these idiots the benefit of a debate. That'll take away some of the fundies' claims of legitimacy." I so agree.
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