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 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
