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Article #31626Re: The assault on the teaching of evolution:
From: Daniel Packman
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 19:50
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 19:50
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In article <k8zBd.9837$iC4.2622@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>, Harold E. Robbins <herobbins@netscape.net> wrote: ......> >There has to be matter and a force to create the big bang, in scientific >principle, neither existed. That is what is meant by "excuse". Without >a source, there is no matter, without a source there is no force. Many philosphers talk about this need for an ultimate source. There is no such pressing need within science. > You >either believe in the supernatural begining of one or the other. No >other system of logic has come forth that can explain the origin of being. So limiting. I am willing to use "supernatural" to describe this beginning. I am willing to redefine natural to include this as well. I am willing to suspend belief in either. I am willing to believe wholly in one, and then the other. And also explore other possibilities. -- Daniel Packman NCAR/ACD pack@ucar.edu
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X-Google-Thread: 1073ca,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: fec2a,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: 113415,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: 115ded,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Thread: 111e4f,2dcdab444eb22f65 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073ca,gidfec2a,gid113415,gid115ded,gid111e4f,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.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.usa.constitution.gun-rights,alt.politics.liberalism,co.denver.general Subject: Re: The assault on the teaching of evolution: Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 19:50:21 +0000 (UTC) Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research Lines: 25 Message-ID: <cr6utt$86d$8@news.ucar.edu> References: <Od9zd.1004$qf5.599@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net> <gFzzd.6515$iC4.5014@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> <cqod0c$m9j$4@news.ucar.edu> <k8zBd.9837$iC4.2622@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mop2.eos.ucar.edu X-Trace: news.ucar.edu 1104609021 8397 128.117.37.8 (1 Jan 2005 19:50:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@news.ucar.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 19:50:21 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Originator: pack@eos.ucar.edu (Daniel Packman)