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Article #1231Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution
From: John Ings
Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 13:33
Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 13:33
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On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:51:14 GMT, "Don H" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote: >I regard all religions as precursors of science; the tribal witchdoctor was >the scientist of his time, and religion had its own cosmology and taboo >morality which, indeed, served its purpose at the time, in providing >tribesmen with a coherent ideology and ethic. Times have changed and >knowledge and law has advanced. This is why, eg. Sharia law, based on the >6th century AD, coupled with modern weaponry, is such a danger. Not that >the USA is the fount of all wisdom, but certainly UNO can, by consensus, >provide some prudence. "In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides" Heinrich Heine 1834 ## We cannot be happy through science, ## but we can be much less happy without it
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From: John Ings <nodamned@spam.org>
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Subject: Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution
Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 06:33:33 -0700
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