Can you find the Creationist book? (Photo by Colin Purrington)
The whole fiasco revolving around my reshelving anti-evolution books in a bookstore was discussed on the podcast Skeptically Speaking (listen here/mp3 here), and considers whether my sort of activism is effective. You can hear it toward the beginning of the program before they move on to the Independent Investigations Group.
I’ll repost the links to my posts, and posts at other blogs concerning my “subversive” activities:
Feb 7 – My first post on the topic.
Feb 8 – An anti-evolution blog from Brazil (the Google translation of this post).
Feb 10 – West’s post on the Discovery Institute blog (this post was copied here, here, and here).
Feb 10 – Posted on an anti-creationism blog.
Feb 11 – Posted on a pro-evolution blog.
Feb 11 – My response to West.
Feb 12 – Posted on a pro-evolution blog.
Feb 12 – Mentioned at the website for the National Association of Science Writers.
Feb 12 – Posted on an intelligent design blog (this post was copied here and here).
Feb 14 – Mentioned by aforesaid antievolutionist in Brazil in comments on this post on Telic Thoughts.
Feb 15 – Discussed on Open Parachute (this post was copied here).
Feb 15 – Discussed on Thoughts in a Haystack, in “Tempest, Meet Teacup!”
It would be nice to see bookstores and libraries pick up on this, instead of just bloggers. They need to pay more attention to how they classify their books. Finding I.D/creationist mumbo-jumbo on a science shelf is not only wrong, it gives their views a credibility they do not deserve.
I like how the comments on the February 12 Uncommon Descent article about the matter are closed. What, do they want to spoil my Evil Darwinian Fun ™? Why yes, they do.
Here’s another post for your collection, from Open Parachute. I particularly like the closing line.
It is not possible to reasonably answer whether any political action is effective. The main question I think is whether the person(s) has some passion for doing it. That passion will communicate and who knows what. “I shot an arrow into the air, Where it landed, etc.”
@John – Thanks for the link, and for the post on your blog!
You’re welcome.
Uh … “meet” teacup.
@ John – I must have been hungry! (fixed)
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