Friday quote: How to rally against the fundies
by KrauzeCourtesy of David Anderson, here is Ian Lowe, on the committee of the British Centre for Science Education. Comments really shouldn't be necessary.
It should be relatively easy to rally against the fundies.
Pick an obnoxious trait, focus on whatthat would mean for the public at large, exaggerate it, and demonise that trait to the point that no rational person would consider supporting them. Caricature the entire dominionist/reconstructionist movement as nothing more than an embodiment of that trait.
Then, in every public debate or discussion, keep returning to the same obnoxious trait, referring to it the same way, giving the media their sound bite, and making sure that even if someone can't tell you one single element of a group's actual beliefs or plans, they can tell you that they have this obnoxious trait.
Update: It looks like Ian Lowe is also a signee on that petition to make religious upbringing illegal.
January 12th, 2007 at 10:57 am
Holy Hell… That's not a parody?
Comment by Wonders For Oyarsa — January 12, 2007 @ 10:57 am
January 12th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I can really commend David Anderson's blog to you. It's an example of investigative blogging. I've been following it for a while (I think it was name checked here or on UD) and it's been a joy watching the BCSE plugging holes like the proverbial little Dutch boy.
I'm not a fan of l33t sp3ak, but Anderson pwns the BCSE!
J
Comment by tenstrings — January 12, 2007 @ 12:17 pm
January 12th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Nice to see another of the New Atheists encouraging open debate and rational thought as usual.
Comment by Deuce — January 12, 2007 @ 4:50 pm
January 12th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Okay, it looks like the post-wedge world has become more complicated. Do we have type C critics in the act of entering a type A Trojan Horse?
Comment by MikeGene — January 12, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:29 pm
[...] Over at Telic Thoughts there is a quote from Ian Lowe of the British Centre For Science Education. The quote originated at David Anderson's BCSE Revealed blog. [...]
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