From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Fri Oct 08 2004 - 02:21:36 BST
Horse, Platt, Rich, et al,
someone said:
> The quote from Dawkins expressed a holier-than-thou attitude
typical
> of know-it-all scientists. That's what got me riled.
horse:
I think Dawkins main point is that the in the struggle for the
dominance of science the main weapon has been argument and not
violence. The history of religion shows just the opposite. Something
to be proud of and not denigrated.
msh says:
Yep. And people who spend a lot of energy downplaying the value of
science, math, and logic are to me always suspect. Robert Duvall,
the great American actor, was once asked what he thought about movie
critics. He said: "Show me a critic and I'll show you a failure."
His meaning is clear, and applies to critics of science, math and
logic. I think it's time to start checking college transcripts.
Best to all,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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