I wasn’t going to post this one here, because it is really a comment, in a particular context, on pharyngula. But then I thought… “what if the internets catch fire, and the science blogs burn down? Shouldn’t I archive it somewhere?” So anyway, here it is.
The context is, the philosopher Anthony Flew is… well… past his peak, mentally, and some creationists have taken advantage of his incapacity to enlist his support. Problem is, as this post on pharyngula notes, Flew has some skeletons in his closet that the creationists might not want associated with them. Well, not so directly, anyway. Thus, my comment:
Though Flew won over the cuckoo’s nest
Well after his mind was at his best,
I think it is worth noting:
Before one offers one’s support
It’s wise to wait for full report
Of what Flew is promoting.
Well after his mind was at his best,
I think it is worth noting:
Before one offers one’s support
It’s wise to wait for full report
Of what Flew is promoting.
There seems to be some evidence
That Flew was, in a proper sense,
Supportive of eugenics;
Attempts to take his words, and mold
Some other version to behold
Are verbal calisthenics.
That Flew was, in a proper sense,
Supportive of eugenics;
Attempts to take his words, and mold
Some other version to behold
Are verbal calisthenics.
Creationists may want to see
Philosophers in company
(They act as if enchanted!).
But don’t complain that life’s unfair–
When you make wishes, best beware–
Your wishes may be granted.
Philosophers in company
(They act as if enchanted!).
But don’t complain that life’s unfair–
When you make wishes, best beware–
Your wishes may be granted.
When it comes to commenting on other people’s blogs, there’s no sense in leaving a diamond to languish in the rough. Especially if it’s a concise, salient point delivered in verse. There’s no vanity in keeping a tally of the Good Stuff.
Seconded.