http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071210/od_nm/evolution_lawsuit_dc
2007-12-10 07:17:43 · 10 answers · asked by slopoke6968 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It dumbfounds me how someone can apply for a job that requires the knowledge and application of a particular theory that he refuses to accept. What a crackpot.
It's like firing a banker for not believing in money.
2007-12-10 07:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by Alex H 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would have fired the guy, too. Hahn studies a particular protein family in multiple species, not just zebrafish; he publishes papers with titles like "Unexpected diversity of aryl hydrocarbon receptors in non-mammalian vertebrates: insights from comparative genomics." He does modern developmental biology, which is so tightly wrapped up in evolutionary theory they're becoming indistinguishable. How do you go off to do a post-doc in a lab without first reading up on the work, getting excited about it all, and planning to invest yourself in it? Abraham had to have read and understood the prior work of the lab, or he shouldn't have taken the job on. Announcing that he didn't like evolution is comparable to showing up in a fish lab and announcing that he didn't like to get his hands wet. It's like taking a job as a stockbroker and denouncing capitalism and refusing to make a profit. It's like wanting to work as a carpenter but declaring a deep-seated fear of hammers and saws.
If he thinks he can get a half-mil for wrongful termination on this, I'm going to march down to the local fundie church and demand a job as youth pastor, which I will prosecute by explaining the absurdity of god-belief to the little kids in Sunday School, and then I'll sue when they fire me. This isn't simply firing someone for incidental, private beliefs—it's firing him for practices that actually conflict with the stated purpose of the job
2007-12-10 07:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't qualified for the job. When it comes to jobs that deal with the factual application of evolutionary biology the scientists involved can't be substituting their own personal mumbo-jumbo to do the job. You certainly wouldn't hire a flat-earther as a geographer.
2007-12-10 07:37:32 · answer #3 · answered by Sketch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How is it that a Christian can sue? Is he suing for the money? If so, then he is only after greed, which is a deadly sin. If it is for other reasons, then he is trying to judge people and hence, that is God's job. So Christians should never sue anyone. I am all for that.
2007-12-10 07:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by disturbed001500 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do I see a new drinking question?
My opinion on this is that this guy purposfully sought out a job that involved evolutionary theory so he could get fired from it and cause a stink.
Honestly.
2007-12-10 07:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by ~Smirk~ Resurrected 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Would a priest be fired for not believing in God and telling his supervisor so?
If your religion affects your ability to preform your job, you don't get to have the job. He was fired for refusing to preform work, not for religious reasons.
2007-12-10 07:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Funny how a scientist could lose their jobs over refusal to be a scientist...
2007-12-10 07:21:04 · answer #7 · answered by Skalite 6 · 12⤊ 0⤋
He can't be a biologist if doesn't believe in Evolution.
2007-12-10 07:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scientist?
That jackass studied in bible school in Florida.
Anyone can get a PhD.
2007-12-10 07:21:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Discrimination anyone?
2007-12-10 07:43:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋