My argument for visiting Mars. "Outer space is way cool"
The end. -Cameron On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got the link from BadAstronomy.com: > > http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/32833.html > > Apparently it's a total waste of money to go to Mars to search for life > because: > > "Mars is a desert planet and perhaps there is ice and maybe even water > there. So what? Who cares? It's water! That doesn't mean a thing. Life > originated on Earth when God spoke it into existence and there is no need in > wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer money searching for an answer that > is based upon faulty evolutionary ideas." > > (Just to be clear as well: the Phoenix was nowhere NEAR "billions of > dollars") > > Of course he follows that immediately by suggesting that the money would be > better spent... on science. To "fight disease" and "research cancer". So > cancer research (which is absolutely based on those "faulty" evolutionary > ideas) is fine. > > I'm in constant amazement concerning the level of compartmentalization and > intellectual dishonesty displayed by evangelicals. I'm also amazed by the > level of control the seek to exert over their God. Apparently the > "almighty" couldn't speak life into existence on Mars? Or anyplace he damn > well wanted? > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262792 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
