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Look's like America isn't the only one
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 7:08 am
by Quark
Just found this on Ananova: [url="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_414475.html"]http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_414475.html[/url]
That's as bad as (maybe worse than) the Kansas rulings saying Evolution isn't a required part of the curriculum. What a blatant show of ignorance ... I hope you Canadians fight this.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 7:19 am
by C Elegans
WTF?
Is this a joke?
I agree with Quark, I really hope you Canadians fight this, and quickly.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 8:36 am
by Silur
Considering the vast amount of information regarding chemical compounds readily available on the net, public libraries, textbooks, etc, this looks to me like an excercise in futility. Just for fun (and for the privilege of being monitored by Echelon...) I did a search on "Sarin" and found pages that had only recently removed the information on synthesis. Even so, the information currently available would point even a slow learner in the right direction.
Controlling information is pointless, more so today than ever before. If the purpose is to prevent people from *producing* the stuff, it is much more meaningful to track and control the substances needed for synthesis.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 9:20 am
by Yshania
Posted by Silur -
Controlling information is pointless, more so today than ever before. If the purpose is to prevent people from *producing* the stuff, it is much more meaningful to track and control the substances needed for synthesis.
I agree with what you are saying here, and maybe it is an exercise in futility.
I also agree with C E and Quark, this action is racist.
In order to find a cure for a disease, we first need to understand it's nature and sypmtoms.
Not everyone wanting to study chemistry or physics intend on terrorist activity - who knows? there could be a potential nobel prize winner amongst them. To deny education without evidence that each person has an ulterior motive is a violation of rights, IMHO.
I can only wonder how research into heart surgery would have progressed without the genius of Magdi Yacoub.
We are all individuals and tarring whole nations with the same brush is a dangerous practice.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 10:14 am
by Nippy
"Beware the man who wishes to withhold information for he in his heart wishes to lord over you."
Thought this might have some meaning towards this.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 2:16 pm
by Shadow Sandrock
The Kansas thing was a good idea IMO, but....
Banning those kids? That's just wrong.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 2:51 pm
by Nightmare
This is front page material, and I haven't seen anything like this in any other papers. IMHO, The Toronto Sun is a bad newspaper. I'll check this, though.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 3:20 pm
by Nightmare
Its a hoax. Nothing in the best Toronto paper (The Toronto Star), nothing on CBC news and nothing on CityTV news. Its a hoax. Canada has yet to change its immigration policies, let alone something as racist as this. In fact, I followed the link on that site to the Toronto Sun. It was actually a new agency that is partners with the Toronto Sun. Plus, the Sun didn't actually report this.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 3:59 pm
by C Elegans
@Gaxx: You're positive it's a hoax? If so, I'm relieved to hear that.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 6:33 pm
by Quark
I've never heard of anything fake ever showing up on Ananova ...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 12:37 pm
by Nightmare
I'm 99.9% sure it isn't true...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 12:57 pm
by Craig
Thats stupid isn't americas saying Inosent intill proven guilty. going to be a factor