Against Dalai Lama's Lecture at SfN2005
We are concerned that SfN has invited the Dalai Lama to give a talk at the 2005 annual meeting in Washington D.C..With more than 36,000 members, SfN is a highly respected organization for neuroscienti... continue reading »
"Title(s) Ph.D. chemistry grad student Institution & Country UCLA Mainstream America associates the Lama with religion and politics and when this conference is publicized through the media we will, inadvertently, fuel right wing zealot's desire to br"
"Title(s) Mr Institution & Country Oregon State University I am proud i am a Chinese."
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"Title(s) Ph.D. Institution & Country Duke, USA I think it is a wonderful idea. We should have him introduced by Brad Pitt, who starred in a definitive movie about Dr. Lama. Mel Gibson could then afterwards provide a necessary Christian counter-perspe"
"Title(s) Associate Professor Institution & Country USA Very political, very political already."
"Title(s) Investigator Institution & Country NIH, USA It's unwise for SfN to invite Dalai Lama to give a lecture at SfN2005."
"Title(s) PhD, MD Institution & Country Columbia University В"
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"Title(s) MD PhD Institution & Country USA What lesson can a people that ignore the concept of DEMOCRATIC ELECTION teach? Please Chinese friends devote all your efforts to democratizing your country and leave the American Society for Neuroscience Alon"
"Title(s) Associate Professor Institution & Country Mount Sinai School of Medicine USA В"
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"Title(s) Prof Institution & Country University of Newcastle upon Tyne Science and religion must not be mixed. Once a case has been established, the next thing is that the religious right demands to have their voices heard at a scientific meeting."
"Title(s) Professor Institution & Country The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA Inviting Dalai Lama to talk at the SfN meeting is inappropriate"
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"Title(s) Prof Institution & Country St. John's U Interesting speaker, wrong venue! What next Dr. Phil?"
"Title(s) Dr Institution & Country GMU В"
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"Title(s) Dr, Associate Scientist Institution & Country USA With such a precedent, can we expect other religeous leaders to demand equal representation at SFN? I am strongly opposed to the Dalai Lama's proposed presentation."
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