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To: SmartCitizen
Secondly, Talkorigins is just about the most biased pro-evo site known to man. I could just as easily counter than by pointing people to True Origins, which effecitvely counters much of the propaganda on talkorigins.

The page I pointed you to (http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html) lists a number of popular, but flawed criticisms of evolution. You said criticisms of evolution should be taught. I wanted to know if you meant even the flawed ones. For example:

Claim 150: If we are descended from apes, why are there still apes around?

For a person who knew next to nothing about the theory of evoluton this might seem like a valid criticism. But for anyone with even a shred of knowledge about the subject it is as ridiculous as "if the earth is a sphere, how come people in australia don't fall off"

Is this the kind of criticism of evolution you think should be taught in schools? If not, who exactly is going to judge the criticisms to determine which ones are valid and which are ridiculous?

253 posted on 10/08/2005 9:27:42 AM PDT by bobdsmith
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To: bobdsmith
Claim 150: If we are descended from apes, why are there still apes around?

For a person who knew next to nothing about the theory of evoluton this might seem like a valid criticism. But for anyone with even a shred of knowledge about the subject it is as ridiculous as "if the earth is a sphere, how come people in australia don't fall off"

Only one problem - I didnt' make claim 150.

271 posted on 10/08/2005 9:39:46 AM PDT by SmartCitizen
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