November 15, 2006
Think tank will promote thinking: advocates want science, not faith, at core of public policy
The Washington Post.com, November 15, 2006
A group of prominent scientists and advocates of strict church-state separation yesterday announced formation of a Washington think tank designed to promote "rationalism" as the basis of public policy. The small public policy office will lobby and sometimes litigate on behalf of science-based decision making and against religion in government affairs. Lawrence M. Krauss, an author and theoretical physicist at Case Western Reserve University, said the scientific community has done a "poor job" of explaining its logic and benefits to the public. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, November 15, 2006 11:30 AM | News Topics: College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, Politics and Public Policy, Science and Technology, The Washington Post.com
http://blog.case.edu/caseinthenews/2006/11/15/think_tank_will_promote_thinking_advocates_want_science_not_faith_at_core_of_public_policy
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