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--- On Tue, 3/1/11, Toby Hemenway <toby@patternliteracy.com> wrote:

"In several million more years, nature will succeed in completely eroding the 
land masses so that the sea will once more cover the earth")

Uh, plate tectonics, anyone?

Toby,
I do not mean to argue with you, especially when I consider you to be one of 
the most valuable contributors to this list, but I must point out that plate 
tectonics, just like Darwin's evolution, the Big Bang etc are all just 
theories.  This does not of course, mean that I do not believe them, but each 
one still has its faults and contradictions.
Neither does this mean I am a creationist, no more that the other list 
members are Luddites for opposing certain aspects of modern technology.

"Textbooks frequently extol plate tectonics theory without questioning what 
might be wrong with the theory or without discussing a competitive theory. 
How can students be taught to challenge popular ideas when they are only 
presented a one-sided view?"

In a world where the masses are still fed nonsense by governments, 
multinationals and mass media, critical thinking should be encouraged so that 
all of us can make informed decisions on all aspects of our lives.

Sorry for that interruption, I will now let you all get back on the Ormus 
discussion.

Chris