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From: pauls@tellabs.com (Paul Silver)
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Subject: Re: Forrest Mimms fired by Scientific American
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Date: 5 Mar 91 18:50:18 GMT
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Scientific American fired Forrest Mimms because having someone who
believed in creationism as a member of their staff would cause the
magazine to lose its reputation.  I can see where this would be true.
Would you read a book on, say, quantum mechanics, which contained
contributions from the witch doctor of some Amazonian Indian tribe?
Probably not.
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