tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post4730357698634820176..comments2024-01-12T15:16:59.698-05:00Comments on SideWise Thinking: Won't Someone Think of the Children? (Fallacies, Part 7)Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-72520036427167003592011-08-09T07:59:48.875-04:002011-08-09T07:59:48.875-04:00David - Yes, I know the Tennessee legislator story...David - Yes, I know the Tennessee legislator story is a myth; that's why I said "legendary." Here's snopes.com on the story, which has been attributed to various states: http://www.snopes.com/religion/pi.asp. My own reference is to the Heinlein quote mentioned at the very end of the article; I was amused, however, to see that Indiana's House of Representatives passed such a bill in 1897.Michael Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-4306678403346016832011-08-06T19:24:11.015-04:002011-08-06T19:24:11.015-04:00Michael, the story about the Tennessee legislator ...Michael, the story about the Tennessee legislator and pi is an urban myth. Will you also be addressing skepticism in this series ;-)?Davidnoreply@blogger.com