"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Thursday, August 14, 2008

And These People Want More Power?

Dday has a must-read on the FBI's mishandling of the anthrax scare case, which has resulted so far in the suicide of a scientist who was the prime suspect -- based on no evidence. And now they want more power to botch more cases.

It occurs to me that this sort of mess has its roots in the same mindset as faith-based science: the FBI has evidently decided on a perpetrator and is trying to fit the evidence to their conclusion -- except it doesn't fit. Think about how someone such as Paul Cameron does psychological research, or the YE creationists delve into the geological record.

Scary, isn't it?

Dave Neiwert has some observations on this, as well.

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