Thanks Stefanie,
I always advise people who want to know why ID and the Discovery Institute
are so dangerous and mindlessly backward to check out their websites. The
site filled with Dembski's inane ramblings is also good for a laugh. Google
"Christian dominionism" as well, since they are very closely linked. I too
am a strong proponent of simply deleting a post I am not interested in,
rather than allowing it to bother me or waste my time.
I have always thought the highest form of professional life would be to
embrace one's profession, to learn as much as possible and to contribute as
much as possible, and to work to make sure that it grows and improves over
time. As far as I am concerned, that is the central purpose of this and all
the other museum lists out there; to help us all do exactly that. We are
all evolving as professionals just by engaging the conversation(s).
However, I am not just a museum professional. I am a son, brother, friend,
coworker, historian, anthropologist, Garfield(tm) fan, PC game fanatic, and
lover of all information scientific or spiritual. I am not about to ignore
challenges to my beliefs or my profession just because others prefer to
bypass the topics or do not agree.
Personally, I would be more than happy to disagree that sitcom television
is dead. Whether it should die is another matter. There are dozens of
sitcoms currently in production, as well as a massive resurgence of
syndication in progress. They are even making old sitcoms into movies,
albeit bad(very, very, horrifyingly bad) movies. I will have to go see the
new Dikes of Hazard movie, for no other reason than I spent so many hours
watching it as a kid. I suspect sitcoms will make an even bigger comeback
when reality tv finally dies the death it so richly deserves. As critical
elements and reflectors/creators of popular culture and American social
history, sitcoms will be important elements in museum exhibitions for many
generations. I have already seen several exhibitions about the topic,
including materials at the Smithsonian. I doubt highly that the topic is
going to go away any time soon. It also happens to be a recurring theme in
contemporary art, and therefore particularly relevant to my current
position.
Everyone have a safe 4th.
Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850
Stefanie T Rookis
<[log in to unmask]>
Sent by: Museum To
discussion list [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask] cc
SE.LSOFT.COM>
Subject
For those interested in evolution
06/29/2005 10:40 AND Intelligent Design . . .
AM
Please respond to
Museum discussion
list
<[log in to unmask]
SE.LSOFT.COM>
http://www.discovery.org/csc/
http://www.designinference.com/
still, I maintain even my contributions to this thread are inappropriate
for Museum-L, but since only one side of the story is given....
when you move past museum issues and into ideology of anything not
directly related to the profession, go to another discussion list or
have a private email exchange, lest there be chaos. i.e. anyone care to
disagree that sitcom television is dead? anyone?
ironically, there are some folks on this discussion list that are not
evolving to a higher professional life form.
thanks to those that gave off-list support and advised I return to
ignoring/deleting the too predictable and extraneous noise machines.
cheers,
Stefanie
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Indigo Nights
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:56 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] For those interested in evolution . . .
The Woodstock of Evolution
The World Summit on Evolution, held in the Galapagos
Islands, revealed a science rich in history and
tradition, data and theory, as well as controversy and
debate.
http://cl.exct.net/?ffcd16-fe4f1674706d0d757012-fe2616707367037f711d78
Indigo Nights
[log in to unmask]
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail
message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should
read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read
"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail
message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should
read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to
[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff
Museum-L" (without the quotes).
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
