RE: paleonet Re: time for gloves to come off

[Ed Venit <epv@xxxxxxxx>]

> "Today, creationist pseudoscience is the largest threat to science in the
> United States.  Creationists are well organized, numerous, fervent, and
> energetic--and they are winning...."


How do we respond to this?  Why aren't we as organized as they are?

I'm a 5th year evoluntionary theory grad student.  I've occasionally 
considered forgoing a research postdoc to instead find some position where 
I can help counter anti-science movements.  Where should I be looking?  I 
know about the NCSE, are there other similarly motivated organizations out 
there?  Are there any other young scientists on this list who are feeling 
the same call to action that I am?

As a broader question, in your opinion, what do scientists need to do to 
better organize ourselves for this fight?  Letter writing is not going to 
be enough in the end.  What more can we do?