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To: Dataman
I used to be an evolutionist like you. Some guys at the university tried to convince me of a young earth and I took your position. I asked my physical anthropology about some of the objections to evolution and he dodged the questions, became angry and refused to talk about creationism at all. I remember thinking that a college evolution professor should be able to painlessly refute the creation nonsense. But he didn't and apparently couldn't which is why he became angry. At that point I thought it that he was hiding something and began my own investigation. Indeed, he not only had something to hide (phony fossil men) but had something to protect (his job).

That's a good story Dataman.

The "college evolution professor" in my youth was also the Deacon of my Church who taught me that Genesis and science do not conflict.

This whole Evolution fight is more an interdenominational fight like those of centuries past between Protestants and Catholics, than between religious people vs. "science". Religious folks never could agree on what the Gospels really meant, much less those few words in Genesis about a creation not witnessed by any human.

56 posted on 12/13/2004 12:38:54 PM PST by narby
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For those who oppose evolution, you might achieve some credibility in these threads if you made an effort to learn what it is that you're arguing against.
The Theory of Evolution. (Excellent introductory encyclopedia article.)

It would also be useful if you learned what science is: The scientific method.

59 posted on 12/13/2004 12:55:50 PM PST by PatrickHenry (The List-O-Links for evolution threads is at my freeper homepage.)
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To: narby
This whole Evolution fight is more an interdenominational fight like those of centuries past between Protestants and Catholics, than between religious people vs. "science".

The battle is between evolution and science.

136 posted on 12/13/2004 4:23:42 PM PST by Dataman
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