Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:59:17 -0500 "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
writes:
> Harold:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
> > 
> > > Harold:
> > >
<SNIP>  
> To give a modern example: I enjoy science and going to the local 
> science museums. I was taught a definition of what is science from a 
> textbook authored by Dr. George Gaylord Simpson, one of the top 
> evolutionists of the last century (when he retired, Stephen J. Gould 
> took over his chair at Harvard). But looking at the definitions of 
> science and evolution I was taught leads to the logical conclusion 
> that evolution, by definition, is not a scientific theory, never has 
> been and never can be. I have yet to see a logical argument 
> demonstrating how evolution can be a scientific study. So while 
> visiting the museums, I sometimes talk to high school and college 
> interns, teaching what I learned from Dr. Simpson’s textbook, giving 
> pointers on how to think critically and logically. When I run into a 
> resident scientist, he usually concludes that I don’t know what is 
> science and starts teaching me a basic definition of science, at 
> which point I ask, “You think I don’t know this?”
> 
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Could you please refrain from such drive-by shootings?  We could get into
a discussion of evolution, but I hardly think that is the purpose of the
list.  I'll only say that you give a rather erroneus conception regarding
the subject.

george
gfsomsel
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