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a professor at University Sentenced to 204 euro fine for calling "swindlers" spiritualist about
Written by: Luis Alfonso Gámez.
Fernando Cuartero, Professor of Languages \u200b\u200band Information Systems and deputy director of Vice President Academic Research University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) , was sentenced to pay a fine of 204 euros as the author of a lack libel for having called in a letter of "vulgar scammers" to the organizers a spiritualist seminar held at the academic institution, in Albacete, October 31 and November 1 last year . The head of the Court of Instruction No. 1, Albacete, Otilia Martínez Palacios, considered the sentence that "even a social critique accepted the talk of parapsychology and pseudoscience, it is not to say that they are vulgar scammers, because socially these expressions are offensive and violate and undermine the reputation and prestige of the person to whom they are addressed. "
II The seminar called Life After Life was in October 2009 with the presence of parapsychologist Raymond Moody , author of Life after life (1976), and the medium Marilyn Rossner, who starred in a session spiritualist in the auditorium of the university Castilian-La Mancha. The organizer of the event, Rafael Campos, included at first the logo UCLM the call of the event and presented to the institution as a partner of the same, but had to remove it when it warned several teachers to the academic . One of the teachers who protested strongly the holding of an act of its kind in the UCLM was Fernando Cuartero, who addressed a letter to the rector of the campus of Albacete I published with permission .
"Pure pseudoscience and quackery"
The professor recalled in his letter that the seminar was "pure pseudoscience and quackery, which is completely inappropriate for a serious scientific institution as a university" and expressed its "total disapproval of such acts, as well as sessions on astrology, palmistry, clairvoyance, and other mumbo jumbo that should have no place in a venue like ours. " Called for the suspension the act and considered it "a painful insult" that advertising the seminar put "Help UCLM" would include the logo of the institution, "while wondering how someone from using improperly allowed the image of the UCLM." Here I would remind you that this is precisely what they want. This type of vulgar hustlers, for the modest pay a fee, get through a bad practice, an academic who is sought under completely false. And in any case, if they have been abused in our image, I think that is another reason to cancel the event, evidence of his bad faith, or at least require them to immediately cease such use. Let me make note that the mere fact that the university disposes of its facilities, and also appears as a collaborator of the event, will convey the impression that somehow the UCLM lends credibility to this type of activity, with all involved for the image of the university, and whether or not it is true that given any kind of endorsement ", wrote Cuartero.
from all the arguments, Rafael Campillo offensive consider the phrase:" This kind of vulgar hustlers, for the modest pay rates, obtained through a bad practice, an academic who is tried under completely false. "Cuartero and sued. The judge now believes" that such expressions are not necessary for the critical the seminar, exceeding that criticandi animus. In the same way that were not necessary to emphasize that parapsychology is not a science. "The judge, who condemns Cuartero to pay a € 204 fine and court costs, brings up the meaning of defrauding as SAR and says that by using con , Professor "is exceeding critical to the event to move to undermine the reputation and the honor of those who organize it. "Cuartero said already at the time he used the term not in reference to financial fraud, but as a metaphor of the trickster, charlatan and liar who, in this case, fraud morally society to appropriate the name and image to legitimize an act UCLM unscientific, as clear to anyone reading the phrase in question.
The judge added that "even a social critique accepted the talk of parapsychology and pseudoscience, it is not to say that scammers are vulgar, because socially these expressions are offensive and violate and undermine the reputation and prestige of the person they are directed. " That is, if someone comes to practice magic and therefore not be called scammer, but the magic does not exist. Or, taken to the event held last year in UCLM if someone charges a lot of gullible and put them in touch with loved ones dead and simulates it using all sorts of tricks not be called cheat him or his agent or promoter who exploited the naivety of the public. Really, send noses!
Fernando Cuartero do not know whether or not the sentence resort. Whatever the case, deserves advocates of critical thinking will give our moral support and, if necessary, economic. If you want to take the first step, join the group on Facebook Support Professor Fernando Cuartero.
15 years ago, sharing a group photo with his friend Fernando, El Escorial
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