Pennock's Brown Bag?

[Valvilis]

I got this from the anthropology list serve today...

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TO ALL STUDENTS:

Each Wednesday, the department of Anthropology has a brown bag lecture in 106C McDonel Hall at noon. These are informal, and most people eat lunch during them. Please come join us if the topic sounds interesting!

This week's brown bag presentation on Wednesday, January 28, 2004, is entitled: What Anthropologists Need to Know about the New Creationism, to be
given by Dr. Robert T. Pennock, Lyman Brigggs School and Department of Philosophy at MSU. Dr. Pennock has researched and written about this subject, including the books, "Tower of Babel: The Evidence against the New Creationism" and "Intelligent Design Creationism and Its Critics: Philosophical, Theological and Scientific Perspectives." This is a timelytopic, as two bills are currently under consideration in that would
modify Michigan's state's science standards to require that intelligent design be taught.

As always, the brown bag seminars are from noon to one in McDonel, 106C. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

[Valvilis]

Fine, I see no one cares enough to participate in something relavent. Alas, such is the fate of an organization founded by pessimists and frequented predominately by the apathetic and/or cynical.

[ebonywnd]

It happens that I was previously engaged, not apathetic.

[profdunebastard]

I was apathetic

[Rama]

class

[Ravenlock]

Valvilis said:

Fine, I see no one cares enough to participate in something relavent. Alas, such is the fate of an organization founded by pessimists and frequented predominately by the apathetic and/or cynical.

Excuse me?

[Valvilis]

Any intended jest on my part aside, are you sincerely claiming that you aren't pessimistic, Mr. Smith?

[Ravenlock]

Valvilis said:

Any intended jest on my part aside, are you sincerely claiming that you aren't pessimistic, Mr. Smith?

Well, first, this was a joke? Sorry if I didn't get it. Wouldn't be the first time I misread something.

But I'd like to think myself less pessimistic than many. Would a severe pessimist have seen any reason in starting a freethought group on a stupidly religious campus? Would they have not just said "fuck it" at least two or three times since this group's started and experienced a downturn?

No sir, I am far from the pessimist.

~Roger

[the anti-myrmidon]

I will reserve the extensive comments I could make regarding this general topic, and instead simply state that I was at work.

[Frogsy]

Working... 8 - 5 every day.

[Atsuko73]

You're just jealous because we all have things to do, whilst you sit around lonely waiting for the next meeting.