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Submitted by RL, Sep 23, 2008 20:38

The intellectual rot is deep, indeed. We have professors of prestigious universities who think that science is established by the authority of the Nobel committee or by "consensus". The same professors think that matters of politics and morality can be decided by science, a fundamental confusion of the "is" with the "ought". They cast others out of the realm of legitimate discussion based on distorted quotes and gossip. Prof. Sachs has every right to express his one sided political views. His invocation of intellectualism is a disgrace to himself and to his institution. Does Mr. Obama's church have a "fruitful" interchange of science and religion? That might be an interesting point of discussion for an intellectual. It's of no interest to the propagandist.

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The stupidity of americans never ceases to amaze me. As far as the world is concerned America is a seriously... [MORE]	Stefan Hultberg	Sep 28, 2008 04:28
Stuff and Nonsense! The propagation of Junior Senator Barack Obama as a candidate for the highest office of a first... [MORE]	AGRARIA	Sep 24, 2008 16:24
The intellectual rot is deep, indeed. We have professors of prestigious universities who think that science is established by the...	RL	Sep 23, 2008 20:38
It is sad to see a great professor betray his ignorance about a subject. I would recommend Professor Sachs spend... [MORE]	James	Sep 23, 2008 17:10
If Mr. Sachs in fact teaches on the subjects, about which he so blithely attempts to describe and pontificate, in... [MORE]	John Spencer Yantiss	Sep 23, 2008 12:18
Mr. Sachs's column once again demonstrates why it is that the vast majority of us have little to no respect... [MORE]	Michael Adler	Sep 23, 2008 10:59
Given the brevity of a newspaper essay Mr. Sachs is not able to cite sources for his various claims of... [MORE]	Right Brain	Sep 23, 2008 08:06
Your repeated use of 'consensus' and 'Public Polls' in support of scientific conjecture, hypothesis and theories displays your own 'anti-intellectual'... [MORE]	slcraig	Sep 23, 2008 08:04
By making assertion after assertion without providing support, Professor Sachs demonstrates that one need not have an intellect to be... [MORE]	Robert Bove	Sep 23, 2008 06:59
With all due respect to Mr. Sachs, what we need in America is not a ... "return to the global... [MORE]	Mark A. Hurt, MD	Sep 23, 2008 06:42
It is amusing, first, then interesting, and finally dismaying to read Mr. Sachs's estimation of conservatives' anti-intellectualism, our enslavement to... [MORE]	Don Carlson	Sep 22, 2008 23:44

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