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To: fortunecookie
I have seen little evidence that Cornell treats most conventional religious belief with anything other than contempt.

While I do not think "Evolution" (by natural selection) has any truth to it, and while I think Cornell is infested with many people contemptuous of anything smacking of religion (except perhaps Islam, which really isn't a religion, but rather a military organization) you are wrong in your suggestion here. I am the father of a recent Cornell grad, and have sat in on quite a number of classes there over the past few years. Many considered religion (e.g. Historical Jesus) and treated it with respect. This goes for both the professors and the students I encountered in these classes.

ML/NJ

429 posted on 10/24/2005 5:32:38 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: ml/nj
I am the father of a recent Cornell grad, and have sat in on quite a number of classes there over the past few years. Many considered religion (e.g. Historical Jesus) and treated it with respect. This goes for both the professors and the students I encountered in these classes. ML/NJ

I'm happy to hear it and stand corrected. I attended university in upstate NY not so many years ago and also was acquainted with Cornell students and, through certain profs, Cornell profs. It was certainly different then.

430 posted on 10/24/2005 5:38:36 PM PDT by fortunecookie
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