By saying it was inappropriate I meant it was rude. I am aware of the weight of the evidence in regard to human evolution. However, to say that those who believe in Biblical creation are dumb/ignorant is at the very least less than good manners.
Lynn -----Original Message----- From: Robin Hanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Republican Reversal Lynn Gray wrote: >The implication that those who believe in the historical accuracy of the >Bible are ignorant was inappropriate, Alex. > > >Forty four percent of the American public thinks that "God created > >human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the > >last 10,000 years or so." (November 1997, Gallup Poll) so why should we > >be surprised that many Americans also support farm subsidies? Why is this inappropriate? Don't we have far more reason to believe that humankind is more than 10,000 years old than we have to believe that farm subsidies don't work? Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444 703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323
