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Re: Problems with Christianity and Darwinism
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Date: 
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 03:26:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jon Kozan writes:
No, evolution didn't happen.

As Sherlock Holmes states - or is attributed to have said,
"After you eliminate the impossible whatever you are left with, however
improbable, must be the answer."

Sherlock is a fictional character, not a scientist (and I suppose I
shouldn't mention Piltdown Man and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the same
breath).  :-O

Way off topic here...
I suppose you thought that I believed the SH was real?  hardly - Piltdown
wasn't either... - But we all know that too.   But he was more of a pig than
SH :-)

-Jon



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  Re: Problems with Christianity and Darwinism
 
(...) I don't think that there is anything wrong with attributing a pithy and apropos idea to a fictional character... in reality the attribution is to the author. As long as people know that, no harm, no foul. It may not be appropriate to do so for (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Problems with Christianity and Darwinism
 
(...) If it's way off topicn then why do you bring it up? You suppose incorrectly. I was pointing out that you were using a fictional character to attempt to make a scientific point - a character written by the man who may (or maybe not, lotsa (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Sherlock is a fictional character, not a scientist (and I suppose I shouldn't mention Piltdown Man and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the same breath). :-O Bruce (23 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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