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To: Coyoteman
Are you saying that irrationality and emotionalism are the hallmarks of religion?

Good one.

What I am saying is that such statements indicate that "theory of evolution" is much more dogmatic in its nature than other sciences and that its agenda is also different.

It is hard to imagine a physicist that would want to imprison people for doubting or questioning the theory of general relativity.
106 posted on 12/14/2005 6:15:56 PM PST by microgood
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To: microgood
What I am saying is that such statements indicate that "theory of evolution" is much more dogmatic in its nature than other sciences and that its agenda is also different.

It is hard to imagine a physicist that would want to imprison people for doubting or questioning the theory of general relativity.

I really am not sure what you mean by this. I did six years of grad school, and took numerous evolution courses and seminars; I had fossil man and human osteology as two of four subjects on my Ph.D. exams.

I have kept up a bit since then in the literature. In all that time I have never heard of some "agenda" such as you seem to be referring. Maybe my invitations to the conspiracy meetings just got lost in the mail, but I think you're just seeing things.

As far as putting people in jail? Where is this coming from? Have evolutionists taken to the street with pitchforks (no, that would be rock hammers and trowels)? Not likely.

More to be feared is a return to religious fundamentalists domination of the government. You know, Nehemiah Scudder et al.? Now that's scary.

108 posted on 12/14/2005 6:22:50 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: microgood
It is hard to imagine a physicist that would want to imprison people for doubting or questioning the theory of general relativity.

How about for mandating the teaching of N-ray theory?

What do you think the appropriate reaction of astronomers should be if the government decides that astrology is as good as astronomy? What if the Legislature in, say, California, declares that crystal therapy will be taught along side normal medicine in medical schools?

I'm not advocating punishing anyone for "doubting or questioning the theory "; I do think that governmant officials who commit fraud by misrepresenting the status of evolution in science need to be held accountable, and not just by the electorate.

109 posted on 12/14/2005 6:25:30 PM PST by Virginia-American
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To: microgood
that "theory of evolution" is much more dogmatic in its nature than other sciences

And what color is the sky on your planet? Good, Lord. There's not a single theory that is taught LESS dogmatically than evolution. We never read of any other theory in textbooks that "some scientists believe" it. Indeed in a typical textbooks HUNDREDS of theories are presently so matter of factly that they aren't even unidentified as theories. But evolution ALWAYS is. The glaring evidence of dogma is that sticker plastering activists only care about ONE theory and never, ever evidence the slightest concern about how science in general is taught.

111 posted on 12/14/2005 6:28:56 PM PST by Stultis (I don't worry about the war turning into "Vietnam" in Iraq; I worry about it doing so in Congress.)
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