The case De Mattei
Creationists to CNR, Margherita Hack: "Back to the Middle Ages"
Margherita HackWhen is a conference to demonstrate that the Sun and the whole firmament orbit around the Earth, the center of the universe? I hope that the CNR organizes it as soon as possible to complete the renovation work began on the sly in February on "Evolutionism. The sunset of a hypothesis. "
In fact, only a few days ago I learned from the newspapers, with surprise and disbelief, this conference organized by the Vice-President of CNR, of course Prof. Roberto De Mattei, professor of European history of Christianity at the University of Rome. Yet the event dates back to February 23 last year, but has been silent or nearly so. Only now, on the occasion of the publication of the Proceedings of the conference spread the incredible news that the vice president of the largest Italian public research body will hold a conference that has nothing to science, which opposes a scientific theory validated by a number of retries Experimental an act of faith based on nothing. The President of the CNR
Luciano Maiani, internationally renowned physicist, who was appointed president in 2008 when his deputy had already begun the current position, the criticism received from many colleagues for not having opposed medieval flavor of this initiative, declared its respect for freedom of expression . But when it comes to scientific freedom of expression is not involved. If I send a publication in a scientific journal, claiming to have seen the Martians with my binoculars for a walk on Mars, or to have invented a spaceship that moves with the power of thought, I do not accept it, despite the freedom of 'review.
(December 4, 2009)
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