Word: debunkers
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Evangelist Tony Campolo, whose position on the spectrum is somewhat closer to Collins', offers encouragement of his own. "It's one thing for a scientist to debunk creationism," he says. "It's another when a believer does it." A scientific believer with a serious book may stand the best chance...
...Viswanathan’s insights are good, and her ability to broadcast them to an international audience of Organization Kids might have been a blessing. Unfortunately, though, “Opal Mehta” squanders the opportunity to debunk the mightily popular myth that, as Opal says early in the book, “Harvard just about equals success in the world”—and nothing is more important than success...
...Viswanathan had a chance to debunk the Harvard myth for good. Instead, she perpetuates it. Given the market power with which DreamWorks seems to have endowed her, that is truly unfortunate. The overachieving girls and boys who flock to theaters to watch “Opal Mehta: The Movie” might learn that there is more to life than can be contained in a resume, but they’ll still leave the theaters convinced that an easy pill called Harvard exists. Finally, they’ll face a Catch-22: play into the system in order...
...Hufstedler says after a moment’s pause. “Maybe ‘absent’ is the right word.”The impression that Harvard lacks a strong alternative music scene is something that Hufstedler is working to debunk as the president of the Harvard College Alliance for Rock and Roll (HCARAR). The group, which aims to advance rock music by fostering community among student musicians, launched its first major event last night: an intercollegiate “Battle of the Bands” to showcase rock ensembles.Spanning three nights at Tommy Doyle?...
...there any misconceptions that have taken hold about Katrina that you'd like to debunk...