Re: Evolution or creationism?

On Jul 31, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: > Warren Ockrassa wrote: >> >> Science is not open to referendum. What that means, of course, is that >> the technological success of the US is doomed. > I doubt that. If the USA survived not using the Metric System for more > t

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On 31 Jul 2007 at 10:00, William T Goodall wrote: > I think it shows that the American educational system has been nearly > destroyed by the malign influence of the peddlers of superstitious > nonsense. It's much easier to con people who can't think and don't > know much. *Snarf* No, that'

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: > Warren Ockrassa wrote: >> >> Science is not open to referendum. What that means, of course, is that >> the technological success of the US is doomed. >> > I doubt that. If the USA survived not using the Metric System for more > than 1

Re: Evolution or creationism?

Warren Ockrassa wrote: > > Science is not open to referendum. What that means, of course, is that > the technological success of the US is doomed. > I doubt that. If the USA survived not using the Metric System for more than 100 years, it can survive another 100 years in creationism, babelism, capi

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On Jul 31, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Dave Land wrote: > I find it hard to attribute the > failures of the American education system to any kind of grand > conspiracy, but I completely agree that people raised on TV and > fundamentalism are a lot easier to manipulate. Texas's new Secretary of Education is

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On Jul 31, 2007, at 2:00 AM, William T Goodall wrote: > I think it shows that the American educational system has been nearly > destroyed by the malign influence of the peddlers of superstitious > nonsense. It's much easier to con people who can't think and don't > know much. It's nice when we fi

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On 31 Jul 2007, at 07:05, Dave Land wrote: > On Jul 30, 2007, at 8:21 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >> Poll shows belief in evolution, creationism >> >> > debate_n.htm> >> >> "Two-thirds in the poll said creationism, the idea that G

Re: Evolution or creationism?

On Jul 30, 2007, at 8:21 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > Poll shows belief in evolution, creationism > > debate_n.htm> > > "Two-thirds in the poll said creationism, the idea that God created > humans in their present form within the

Evolution or creationism?

Poll shows belief in evolution, creationism "Two-thirds in the poll said creationism, the idea that God created humans in their present form within the past 10,000 years, is definitely or probably true. More than half,