> On 03 Sep 2008 22:33:13 GMT, "Dan Drake" dandrake.com> wrote:
>

>> On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:47:25 UTC, "Mike Schilling"
>> hotmail.com> wrote:
>>

>>> William Hyde wrote:

>>>> " Although he had been planning to write his own big book about
>>>> "the construction of the universe," he judged the time too
>>>> dangerous. He put off the project for a decade, until after his
>>>> most powerful admirer, Maffeo Cardinal Barberini, was elected
>>>> Pope
>>>> Urban VIII. Then Galileo discussed his book idea with the new
>>>> pope
>>>> and got tacit permission to proceed - provided he would present
>>>> the two arguments equally, and not promote one side over the
>>>> other."
>>>>
>>>> Though how one can "fairly" promote an incorrect theory is a
>>>> question I cannot answer.
>>>>

>>>
>>> You teach the controversy.

>>
>> He did (I mean, Galileo). Read what he said. It's in print in
>> English at this very moment.
>> The accusation was, and is, that he didn't teach it well enough.
>> Perhaps after you've looked through the book, you could help us
>> understand what a better treatment would have been like.

>
> I believe Mike is engaging in a bit of sarcasm related to a
> certain Governor-and-VP-candidate's suggested approach to the
> teaching of evolution.