Stephen Black wrote:

> ...except that I think the letter writer would be advised to mention
> the student's acceptance of "creation science" (allegedly a
> scientific theory) rather than that the student is " a creationist"
> (a religious belief).  We don't want people going back to saying
> things like "Dr. Aaron Nadel who is a candidate for a position with
> you is, as his name indicates, a Jew" (quoted in Winston, 1996).
>

Of course not, but creationism is not a religion -- it is a view about the
origin of (life on) the world. The fact that it is adopted by (some) religions
is neither here nor there. As for "creation science," it does not exist. It is
a misnomer. :-)

Best,
--
Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M3J 1P3

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