on 6/16/07 7:18 AM, Jerry Symonds's electrons arrived as:

> "I would have expected a howl of protest from museum professionals in regards
> to this misappropriation. The lack of such, shows, to me, the extremely low
> level of intellectual rigor that is standard in the profession."
> 
> I am not sure what line of business you are in, but throwing mud at the
> intellectual standard of the museum community doesn't seem a very profitable
> exercise: has it not struck you that perhaps many of the serious members of
> this listserv do not actually want to get involved in this rather fruitless
> and 
> protracted discussion?

I think perhaps Nicholas was referring to a lock of protest by museum
professionals in the public media, not just this listserve.  That same
passivity, the timid fear of confronting conservative religion's attack on
intellectual integrity in the U.S., sadly extends beyond the museum
community.  Defending intellectual plurality does not require pandering to
the clearly regressive goals of religious fundamentalism.  The outcry over
this creation "museum" should begin with the legitimate museum community --
but a debate over the rise of fundamentalism and theocratic leanings in the
U.S. should be mainstream and widespread.


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