Interesting point. Since the donation was
unrestricted, would it not be fun to have the DI
sponsor a Darwinian display :-)
--- Rich Blinne <rich.blinne@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/28/05, Robert Schneider
> <rjschn39@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Very interesting, Rich. I doubt that the Discovery
> Institute would give
> > $16,000 to the Smithsonian just to be good
> citizens; I suspect they did so
> > as a Wedge activity, and I'm willing to bet that
> they will do something with
> > this matter to advance their ID agenda. For
> example, the next school board
> > they try to convince to inject ID into the science
> class will know (with
> > posters) that the Smithsonian showed one of their
> films. Sneaky rather than
> > stunning. The Smithsonian should be looking this
> gift horse in the mouth.
> >
>
> It is unclear who is scamming whom. Look what the
> Smithsonian accomplished.
> They got the premier ID organization to give $16,000
> in unrestricted giving
> to the "high temple" of Darwinism. That's quite a
> coup. I don't understand
> why Denyse believes the ASA is selling out when the
> Discovery Institute does
> things like this. If you believe the warfare model
> like the Discovery
> Institute does then giving unrestricted money to the
> "enemy" is the height
> of stupidity. The reason I believe it is stupid
> rather than sneaky is
> because of all the restrictions the Smithsonian puts
> on you in promoting
> these special events. The Smithsonian gets the gold
> mine and The Discovery
> Institute gets the shaft.
>
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