tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post6415663210571635831..comments2024-03-28T11:04:39.145-04:00Comments on Proof Positive: Quote du jourMike aka Proofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-76112294334520868102014-06-05T12:30:10.142-04:002014-06-05T12:30:10.142-04:00I've told the story more than once, about when...I've told the story more than once, about when we were home schooling our kids and the venerable Weekly Reader sent me a sample issue, hoping I would subscribe. <br /><br />The sample issue contained a map puzzle, but unlike the map puzzles of my day (Which country produces the most wheat? Which country produces the most steel?) They had a map showing which countries produced the most, and I quote, "ozone killing chlorofluorocarbons". In fact, in order to drive the point home, they used the phrase "ozone killing chlorofluorocarbons" over and over again. Subtle.<br /><br /><br />I opted for something a little less propaganda driven.Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-10270439216826410912014-06-05T12:17:01.509-04:002014-06-05T12:17:01.509-04:00So true. I remember the same junk scientists scre...So true. I remember the same junk scientists screaming global cooling back in the late 70s, as an example. I'll have more to say in a post on my blog site when I look up some things to quote. There's some Biblical Scripture in the book of Proverbs that seem to fit here, and I want to do it the right way.Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774510750415512728.post-18619499227066303662014-06-05T12:01:58.298-04:002014-06-05T12:01:58.298-04:00Better to teach them how to think for themselves t...Better to teach them how to think for themselves than to propagandize them (about global warming, etc.).Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.com