[Right Wing Professor]

"misrepresented" is a little harsh, and I thought you were one of the nicer evos.

I didn't say you deliberately misrepresented it. Being wrong is bad enough; your motives are secondary.

Darwin convinced scientists of evolution based on the antiquated information that the body only had one cell, so it IS important.

If you can't speak for speaking nonsense, maybe you should realize that?

I'd say he is one of the smartest, well educated, well-informed persons in this country, so his view should be respected, even for those who don't agree with him.

I like Judge Bork. I heard him speak about 10 years ago, and it was one of the wittiest, funniest speeches I've ever heard. Even the liberals in the audience were having a tough time holding it in.

That being said, his opinion on biology is probably less valuable than my opinion on Constitutional Law, because I can recite most of the Constitution from memory, and I doubt he's ever cracked a biology text. I'm not saying laypeople shouldn't have an opinion on biology. But what is it about biology, or them, that makes them think their opinion is worth anything, if they don't know any biology?

[Sun]

Sun says: Darwin convinced scientists of evolution based on the antiquated information that the body only had one cell, so it IS important.

RWP says: If you can't speak for speaking nonsense, maybe you should realize that?

But yet, you can't refute what I said, can you?

[grey_whiskers]

That being said, his opinion on biology is probably less valuable than my opinion on Constitutional Law, because I can recite most of the Constitution from memory, and I doubt he's ever cracked a biology text.

Careful there, RWP. You're getting dangerously close to channeling Feynman and C.S. Lewis simultaneously :-)

Cheers!