"The Origin of Specious Nonsense"

Ok, so he withdrew from the book launch. Now let's make him bleed.

Here's the facebook group calling for his resignation: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Call-for-the-resignation-of-Minister-Lenihan/114041281986669?ref=mf

Let's try and have a TD or a party leader call for his resignation, because this stunt proves that he is incompetent in his cabinet role.

If you didn't write an email to Lenihan, write one to your local TD or to a government or opposition party leader. If you did write to him, perhaps you won't mind doing it again.

This is the best way to quash the PR the lunatic has generated from the whole stunt.

If a government minister loses his cabinet post just because he associated with this sort of nonsense, it will probably discredit creationism rather comprehensively in this country, and set a good precedent. It will also serve as a great example to the rest of the world.

The "Origin of Specious Nonsense" will thereby (rightly) inherit the sort of toxic status in our political culture that is normally reserved for racial hate groups and paedophilia apologism. We've got the genie back in the bottle, let's hammer the cork in properly.

Deleted User wrote: »

This is both naive and wrong.



This, however, is over the top and unnecessary. This sort of witch-hunt was the tool of the Church in the middle ages. Marginalise and ridicule. How about we urge Minister Lenihan to put funding into biological research institutes to underline his commitment to the pursuit of actual science instead?

I'm receptive to the idea that I'm being naive and wrongheaded, but I really don't see that you gave any reasons for it.

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Just e-mailed Matt Cooper, would be great if he picked up on this nonsense.

Matt would tear that guy to shreds if he had him on, but Ray Darcy just gave him an easy time. every time Ray asked him a question, he shouted a ridiculous non-answer or "Thats not the issue!" when asked about what created us, if evolution didnt.
ah, hello! that is the issue. and you cant shout at people like that! cop on!
and this guy is a hypocrite if he just dismisses Dawkins arguments and logic.

Phwaah, what can you do....? it is said that the electorate gets the politicians it deserves. I hope not.

Mail sent:

I rarely send emails to ministers, but on this occasion I feel that it was
necessary to make comment.
Your recent endorsement of a book attacking the theory of evolution
(written by a man with no scientific credentials whatsoever) is hardly
consistent with your duties as minister for science, technology etc.
I might suggest that supporting anti-science religious propaganda does
little to develop the 'Smart Economy' in this country. Although I am glad
that you decided to withdraw from the launch, I think you have already
generated enough media attention for this work of charlatanism to have
enhanced the credibility of creationist propaganda in this country and most
likely damaged your credibility as a minister for science.
Congratulations

yours sincerely
etc...

Now Im going into IGNORE mode -no more publicity for this charlatan -have you read his Bio ?-(May, not Lenihan -everyone knows about that gob****e already)
May sounds like another shyster to me -ooh ah -bit of this, bit that, wink wink, nod nod, trying his hand at selling books on a controversial topic at the moment, who knows what scam he'll be up to next..
a quote from Mays Biography...

I am like Abraham Lincoln, self educated, and might be viewed as a polymath, left school young and commenced my real education.

Oh Dear!