News - Buzz Aldrin to moonwalk over Grand Canyon

In article ,
Rand Simberg wrote:
Don't forget, the bookshop there already sells books that claim the Canyon
was carved out by Paul Bunyan, dragging his ax behind him (or the
cockamamie Christian equivalent thereof).
I'm not convinced that simply selling it reflects an endorsement of it.

One would think that it's pretty obvious that it's not. If it were,
they'd be endorsing contradictory things. It's just like any other
bookstore--an opportunity for people to purchase things of interest to
them.

Another example of the same is that in the museum at FDR's home in upstate
New York, you will look in vain for any mention that his marriage was
troubled or that he had girlfriends on the side... but there are books in
the gift/book shop that will give you the full scoop. :-)
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