Hi, Patti, At 11:07 PM 12/8/2004, you quoted from Schroder: >>"If I had to assign chief blame for the ongoing struggle between science and >>religion and the resulting erosion of biblical credibility, it would be to >>the leaders or organized religion. Since Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) had >>the audacity to suggest that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of our solar >>system, their knee-jerk reaction to any scientific discovery that impinges on >>our cosmic origins has been to deny its validity. Only later, sometimes >>centuries later, do they bother to gather the facts."<<
If he is trying to compare ID (intelligent design) with heliocentrism, I doubt he will gain much sympathy from the majority of scientists. I used to teach a physical anthropology course called, Human Evolution and Prehistory, and I saw no evidence that most legitimate scientists are open to a new paradigm of human origins, especially one which is structured around little more than a renarration of the ontological fallacy. >>Although, just by the name, it seems like something that is consistent with >>my Baha'i understanding.<< For what it's worth, I have no Baha'i understanding of biological origins. I do have a Baha'i understanding of evolutionary teleology, i.e., the purpose of human origins. >>I remember feeling a bit queasy when I realized that Gish and Anjam Kursheed >>sp? (a Baha'i physicist who published a book--"Science and Religion"--a few >>years back) were using one of the same sources to clarify/justify their >>understandings. Frankly, I am not comfortable having anything in common with >>Gish; however, unfortunately there is at least a little tiny bit of common >>ground.<< I would not want to be on common ground with most creationists. Was Khursheed arguing for a "Baha'i" approach to human origins, i.e., so-called "parallel evolution" (Baha'i creationism)? Mark A. Foster * http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
