The following tongue-in-cheek April Fools Day fake editorial was posted at Scientific American's website and printed in their April newstand issue. It begins with this:
"Okay, We Give Up
We feel so ashamed
By The Editors
There's no easy way to admit this. For years, helpful letter writers told us to stick to science. They pointed out that science and politics don't mix. They said we should be more balanced in our presentation of such issues as creationism, missile defense and global warming.//snip"
To read the rest, please go to: http://ScientificAmerican.com/
Anyway, science and the entire methodology seem under attack these days by cranks from the left (new agey types from that side anyway) and from the right (fundamentalist anti-evolution types from that side anyway). You see it in the corporate media, which exploits the really bad, watered-down lack of scientific knowledge that most Americans have, when they try to make global warming a controversy, or spend countless hours on talk show "news" debating Terry Schiavo's ability to comprehend her surroundings. You see it in the wacky allegiance many people have to astrology, homeopathy, etc.
And to you, Chris and Lise: Could there be a category for this site called "Science" or "Science and Biology" added to the list of topics we can post stories under? You have "Spirituality" and "Rumors" and "Questions and Answers" so, how about one for "Science"???
Signed,
Skeptic