It depends? I guess. As long as one interprets and accepts that the evidences strongly confirms that the earth and universe are very old, and are constantly changing and will continue to do so. This is the best and most correct interpretation of the fossil record, "background" microwave radiation permeating the universe, etc. Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 9:18 PM Subject: [tips] Re: It's what they believe
>It is perfectly possible to deeply respect the belief in God, and to >challenge the refusal to accept the truth of evolution. It would be wrong to >challenge the belief in God, since such things are not done based on > evidence. I guess that depends on how one interprets the evidence, but I think this is a good point. The role of an educator is to teach, to challenge, maybe refute. It's not SHOULD we but HOW do we do it. I think most of us do it in a manner that doesn't seek to demean. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
