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Article #31541Re: The assault on the teaching of evolution:
From: Daniel Packman
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:01
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:01
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In article <2wdEd.13545$iC4.7879@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>, Harold E. Robbins <herobbins@netscape.net> wrote: >Daniel Packman wrote: ....... >> I don't know what you mean by this term "evolutionist". >> Do you call people who observe and calculate results >> of gravitational theory gravitationalists? >No, I call those who design a theory about the origin of the universe >based upon observations that life adapts to change, evolutionists. Evolution is not about the origin of the universe nor is it about the origin of life. Those are separate topics. >>> Many of us find it strange that a >>>three legged leghorn chicken is not expected to develop into a >>>four-legged one if evolution is true. >> Your question is posed as more of a statement. >> And evolution has nothing to do with a given creature >> developing into another. >So I hear tell! Yet when you ask how different species come into being >the process of evolution is explained. Yes, but the process does not involve a given creature developing into another one. ..... >There are those who study science and those who build a religion out of >one of the theories of science. Indeed. Best to keep the two separate. -- Daniel Packman NCAR/ACD pack@ucar.edu
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X-Google-Thread: 1073ca,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: fec2a,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: 115ded,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: 111e4f,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073ca,gidfec2a,gid115ded,gid111e4f,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsread.com!news-xfer.newsread.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.news.ucla.edu!news.arizona.edu!noao.edu!ucar!not-for-mail From: pack@eos.ucar.edu (Daniel Packman) Newsgroups: co.general,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.politics.liberalism,co.denver.general Subject: Re: The assault on the teaching of evolution: Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:01:15 +0000 (UTC) Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research Lines: 42 Message-ID: <crt97r$efd$2@news.ucar.edu> References: <Od9zd.1004$qf5.599@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net> <NrBBd.9857$iC4.5318@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> <cr6s9b$86d$2@news.ucar.edu> <2wdEd.13545$iC4.7879@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mop2.eos.ucar.edu X-Trace: news.ucar.edu 1105340475 14829 128.117.37.8 (10 Jan 2005 07:01:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@news.ucar.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:01:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Originator: pack@eos.ucar.edu (Daniel Packman)