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I opened the book last night and read the first paragraph of the Introduction. I was amazed. I didn't think that anyone could put so much emotionally subterfuging untruth that deliberately targets the ignorant into one paragraph. That paragraph totally misrepresents what science is about and how it is done.
This is a book targeted to the conservative fundamentalist who is does not have the intellectual energy to challenge their beliefs.
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science by Tom Bethell
Jon Meads, March 22, 2008
I opened the book last night and read the first paragraph of the Introduction. I was amazed. I didn't think that anyone could put so much emotionally subterfuging untruth that deliberately targets the ignorant into one paragraph. That paragraph totally misrepresents what science is about and how it is done.This is a book targeted to the conservative fundamentalist who is does not have the intellectual energy to challenge their beliefs.
(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)