Re: MD On Faith

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Oct 08 2004 - 21:25:19 BST

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    What - I'm no Dawkins fan, but Scott, surely there are still not people
    trying to suggest Darwinian evolution is not a credible fit with the
    objective science. I've been round this cycle several times already even in
    my time on this board. Science is great in its place, and biology is a good
    place for it.
    Ian
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Scott Roberts" <jse885@earthlink.net>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 6:19 AM
    Subject: RE: MD On Faith

    > Mark et al,
    >
    > > 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.
    >
    > Couldn't agree more about those who downplay the value of science, math,
    > and logic, but no one in this thread has. Though I think it is overstated,
    > Platt's point is that scientists also operate within a faith structure.
    >
    > Dawkins is not defending science so much as promoting scientific
    > materialism. Gathering the evidence for evolution is science. Claiming
    that
    > evolution has happened solely through chance and natural selection is
    > metaphysics.
    >
    > - Scott
    >
    >
    >
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