Anti-evolutionary Mischief Day

The journal Science devoted three articles in eight days to the intelligent design controversy. So let's take a look and see what's got them so animated.

Quotes and comments;

1. Many strategies are discussed for battling the nemesis known as ID (and anti-evolution in general.)

2. 'Last but not least, Holden talks about the value of Darwin Day – or, make that Darwin Week:
"Another means of spreading the word are Darwin celebrations on campus that coincide with the biologist’s 12 February birthday. The College of Charleston started a “Darwin Week” 6 years ago to combat attempted antievolution “mischief” in the state legislature, says Dillon.

- Anti-evolution mischief... that's rich. But maybe we should start up a anti-evolution mischief day. (Heh, if we're going to be accused of this crime, we might as well do it right?) Let's see on Feb/12 evil creationists could go out and paint any of Darwin's statues red... or hang some old clothes on it. Who knows what mischief lurks in the heart of your average creationist :=)
- apparently folks in England used to have something called a Mischief Night, so we do have a precedent here.

- I'm personally waiting for Marx Day, Freud day, and Nietzsche day. (Listen to Rick Roderick's 'inspired' lecture paying tribute to these 'masters of suspicion' if you want to know where people like Dillon and Holden are coming from. He flies, baby... flies.)

Notes;
1. Lecture series from 'The Teaching Company'; The Self Under Siege - Rick Roderick; lecture 1. 'The Masters of Suspicion' (In the lecture he tells us, that after Darwin, Marx, Freud and Nietzsche no one can believe in Christianity any longer. He assures us anyone who believes in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is obviously infantile. This series is one long gob of spit directed against Christianity and Christians. I'm astounded TTC published it. I don't see a similar course attacking Islam and Muslims in this vile, repulsive manner. I wonder why not.)
2. 1. Mischief;
- c.1300, "evil condition, misfortune, need, want," from O.Fr. meschief (Fr. méchef), verbal noun from meschever "come or bring to grief, be unfortunate" (opposite of achieve), from mes- "badly" (see mis- (2)) + chever "happen, come to a head," from V.L. *capare "head," from L. caput "head" (see head). Meaning "harm or evil considered as the work of some agent or due to some cause" is from 1480. Sense of "playful malice" first recorded 1784. Mischief Night in 19c. England was the eve of May Day and of Nov. 5, both major holidays, and perhaps the original point was pilfering for the next day's celebration and bonfire; but in Yorkshire, Scotland, and Ireland the night was Halloween. The useful M.E. verb mischieve (c.1330) has, for some reason, fallen from currency.
3. Reference; Darwinists Bemoan Creation/ID Obstinance, Strategize to Improve Darwin Image 02/10/2006 (Creation/Evolution Headlines)
4. I'm kidding, I'm kidding.