from Salvo:
"This correspondence made it clear that the decision to deny tenure to -Gonzalez (the equivalent of being fired in academia) was based explicitly on his support for design in the universe, not on his performance. One email read: “Do we do everything at secret meetings and then hope the Discovery Institute’s lawyers don’t subpoena our records?” Nonetheless, the Board of Regents for Iowa refused to consider the emails as evidence and turned down Gonzalez’s appeal. So the brilliant young astronomer is looking for a job.
For me, the telling feature of this story is not Gonzalez’s fate. Materialism eats talented children; that is its nature. No, the telling feature is the steady stream of mediocrities who write to me and demand that I recognize that Gonzalez does not deserve tenure."
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