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Over 500 Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Evolution
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Posted on 02/23/2006 6:54:02 AM PST by truthfinder9

WorldNetDaily reports that 514 scientists with doctoral degrees have signed a statement expressing skepticism about Darwin's theory of evolution. The list include 154 biologists, 76 chemists and 63 physicists who hold doctorates in biological sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, computer science and related disciplines.

The statement, says the report -- which includes endorsements by members of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences -- was first published by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute in 2001 to challenge statements made in PBS's "Evolution" series which claimed "virtually every scientist in the world believes the theory [evolution] to be true."

"Darwinists continue to claim that no serious scientists doubt the theory and yet here are 500 scientists who are willing to make public their skepticism about the theory," said John G. West, associate director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (DICSS).

West said Darwinist "efforts to use the courts, the media and academic tenure committees to suppress dissent and stifle discussion are in fact fueling even more dissent and inspiring more scientists to ask to be added to the list." As a matter of fact, due to the growing number of scientific "dissenters," West said the Institute was encouraged to launch a website for the list.

"Darwin's theory of evolution is the great white elephant of contemporary thought," said David Berlinski, a signatory and mathematician and philosopher of science with DICSS. "It is large, almost completely useless, and the object of superstitious awe."

Other prominent signatories, according to the report, include U.S. National Academy of Sciences member Philip Skell, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow Lyle Jensen, evolutionary biologist and textbook author Stanley Salthe; Smithsonian Institution evolutionary biologist and researcher at the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Biotechnology Information Richard von Sternberg, editor of Rivista di Biologia/Biology Forum - the oldest still published biology journal in the world - Giuseppe Sermonti and Russian Academy of Natural Sciences embryologist Lev Beloussov.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: biology; chemistry; crevolist; darwin; darwinfundies; design; evolution; origins; physics; prevaricateforjesus; science; shakyfaithchristians; youngearthcultists
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1 posted on 02/23/2006 6:54:06 AM PST by truthfinder9
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To: truthfinder9

500 out of how many?


2 posted on 02/23/2006 6:56:20 AM PST by Danae (Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
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To: DaveLoneRanger; PatrickHenry

Ping.


3 posted on 02/23/2006 6:57:11 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
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To: truthfinder9

Breaking News? I don't think so. This story has been on Free Republic for a long time.


4 posted on 02/23/2006 6:57:54 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Danae

500 is a pretty large number "going against the grain"


5 posted on 02/23/2006 6:58:28 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: truthfinder9

I'm a believer in God and I still don't want this stupid mythology of Intelligent Design taught in a science class. Teach science in a science class. Teach the rest in a philosophy or a religion class.


6 posted on 02/23/2006 6:58:39 AM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
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To: truthfinder9
How many of these people believe in global warming?

Let's do a comparison.

7 posted on 02/23/2006 6:58:52 AM PST by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (Toon Town, Iran...........where reality is the real fantasy.)
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To: MineralMan

Wow you found this post pretty quick! LOL


8 posted on 02/23/2006 6:59:30 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

As did you.


9 posted on 02/23/2006 7:00:06 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan

I'm really in no mood for this debate today LOL


10 posted on 02/23/2006 7:01:19 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: truthfinder9
Leave Science to the Scientists and Religion to Theologians.
11 posted on 02/23/2006 7:01:32 AM PST by Mikey_1962 (I grew up in a slum, when I got to college it had become a "ghetto".)
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To: truthfinder9

Imagine that.


12 posted on 02/23/2006 7:01:34 AM PST by JamesP81
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To: truthfinder9

Crap! Does this mean I could be answerable for ultimate things to someone greater than me, besides my wife, of course?


13 posted on 02/23/2006 7:03:38 AM PST by blue-duncan
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To: truthfinder9

I wonder if someone can just write a script to generate the standard canned responses on both sides of this "debate" if you wnan to call it that - it would save us a lot of time.


14 posted on 02/23/2006 7:04:29 AM PST by plain talk
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To: truthfinder9

Why did they not ask these scientists how many were skeptical of Intelligent Design? Just because you do not believe in Evolution doesn't mean you believe in Intelligent Design does it?


15 posted on 02/23/2006 7:04:31 AM PST by trashcanbred (Anti-social and anti-socialist)
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To: yldstrk

That has nothing to do with the subject of the thread.

There is no mention of classrooms in the article, however since you extrapolated to classrooms, if there is massive dissent on an issue why indoctrinate children to either side?

Would you have supported teaching the geocentric theory, accepted as common sense and good science in its day, against the heliocentric theory?

Methinks so.


16 posted on 02/23/2006 7:05:24 AM PST by oyasuminasai
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To: truthfinder9

Reminisces of what Einstein once said when Hitler came out with '100 scientists against Einstein'.

Einstein replied that if he was wrong, one would be enough.

Of course this Evolution-ID thing is not as clear-cut as the theories of modern physics.


17 posted on 02/23/2006 7:05:38 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: plain talk
I wonder if someone can just write a script to generate the standard canned responses on both sides of this "debate" if you wnan to call it that - it would save us a lot of time.

A good idea... but not as fun.

18 posted on 02/23/2006 7:06:10 AM PST by trashcanbred (Anti-social and anti-socialist)
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To: yldstrk

Teaching science also requires one of two things: 1) teach the extremely unscientific nature of the theory of evolution 2) stop teaching evolution as science.


19 posted on 02/23/2006 7:10:22 AM PST by JewishRighter
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To: truthfinder9

Well, y-a-y for them...


20 posted on 02/23/2006 7:10:37 AM PST by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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