[Leps-l] NYTimes article on the NABA butterfly park

[Mike Quinn]

Roger,

I appreciate the call for no politics, but this article, concerning south
Texas butterfly habitat, ran on the front page of Sunday’s NYTimes so I
don’t think it’s something that we as a group should ignore though
individuals are more than welcome to do as they wish.

Mike Quinn, Austin

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 12:34 AM Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I think all this talking about Not Following the Science and Science is
> the intellectual enemy only amounts to Extremist Leftist Political
> Propagandizing for Leftist Political Power. I find it very offensive and
> wish to not see it in intelligent discussions of butterflies, their natural
> habitats, and ways of life. Do you think we can cool this line of politics?
>
> Sincerely,
> Roger Kuhlman
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
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> *From:* Leps-l <leps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Metzler,
> Eric H. <MetzlerEH at si.edu>
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 6, 2022 7:37 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Leps-l] NYTimes article on the NABA butterfly park
>
> I attribute this situation to a weird association of butterflies and
> science where science is the intellectual enemy.
>
> I suggest our educational system is failing us by not ensuring students
> learn critical thinking.  The conspiracy theorists were always there yet
> remained below the surface until emboldened by the thinking of the
> administration between 2016 and 2020. In my department back in the 1980s
> one of my colleagues and close friends would return from meetings with the
> folks who used our research and accumulated knowledge to teach. He would
> return to his office and always say "Fictitious but true." There are facts
> and there is the truth. Each person must decide based upon their education
> and indoctrination, at home, at school, socially, and church if they attend
> one. In our small city of 35,000 people, 2/3 are right-wing well-meaning
> people, and less than 50% are vaccinated. There is one very low wattage
> church chat show. I regularly listen because I want to know what the 2/3
> right leaning people are hearing. The stuff that is broadcast is scary. One
> so-called news-on-the-hour broadcast said people should not get vaccinated
> for COVID because every vaccinated person dies. No doubt a true statement
> and reveals no critical thinking.
>
> I work hard to teach my students to research and think. I touch so few
> students compared to the thousands of people who join the masses of
> conspiracy theorists. My former neighbor, a very nice man, from across the
> street insisted planes from China were flying overhead daily to spread the
> COVID virus. Then in the next sentence he said COVID doesn't exist.
> Critical thinking? I think not. I recently attended his funeral after COVID
> caused his death.
>
> From sunny southern New Mexico.
>
> Eric
> Eric H. Metzler
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