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From: jwm@sun4.uucp (James W. Meritt)
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Subject: Re: Forrest Mimms fired by Scientific American
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Date: 7 Mar 91 11:08:41 GMT
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In article <1991Mar7.013827.19891@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> pcjg7045@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Pramod C. John) writes:
}tom@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Tom Albrecht) writes:
}
}>In article <5472@tellab5.tellabs.com> pauls@tellabs.com (Paul Silver) writes:
}><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.
}
}>If the witch doctor had an advanced degree from an accredited  university
}>and had demonstrated the ability to conduct independent, scholarly
}>research, why not?
}
}	I firmly believe that the Scientific American had absolutely no right
}to fire the guy over the reason claimed.  Since when has the right of people in 
}the scientific community to believe what they want to believe in been revoked?

It hasn't.  Since when have magazine writer's beliefs been revoked by
magazine public relation's offices?  

}What in the world is the Scientific Community coming to? 

When did a popular magazine become part of "the scientific community"?

Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily
represent those opinions of this or any other organization.  The facts,
however, simply are and do not "belong" to anyone.
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