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Re: In the interest of full disclosure...
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Thu, 8 Feb 2001 20:27:07 GMT
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Jon Kozan wrote:
> I can only hope that you take this as an indicator that the major scientific
> community does recognize the futility of macro-evolution explanation for how
> life cameinto existance and 'progressed'.
The major scientific community? Are you basing this on Behe's
statements or maybe the intro to the article? Most of the major
scientific community that I know have dismissed Behe-- I know I have.
He has flaws in many if his arguments. One of his major failings is
that he believes or desires in some form of the Adaptionist Program,
where every new structure or biochemical pathway has to be explained as
to what fitness advantage it gives the organism. Evolutionary
biologists have discovered such thigns as co-apapted gene complexes that
explain why not every gene is adaptive.
> (FWIW- this is a hot topic in PA since they're considering changing school
> cirriculum to refer to evolution as a theory (sad state of affairs there in PA
> schools.)
Disregarding the fact that evolution is, in fact, a theory, are these
new recent events in PA? (I'm a PA ex=patriot) Can you give me anymore
info?
-chris
ps. i ahve a depressing story about a young creationist girl from
Lehigh U (where Behe is from) who came down to the USGS to work in the
Climate History Division.
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| (...) I've heard nothing about it in the Pittsburgh area, other than a poorly-written editorial in the Gazette. Be assured I will personally burn every textbook, funded by my tax money, that espouses creationism or intelligent design as viable (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I can only hope that you take this as an indicator that the major scientific community does recognize the futility of macro-evolution explanation for how life cameinto existance and 'progressed'. The intelligence often pointed to is often (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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