From: John Burgeson (burgythree@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 16:55:35 EST
>>I think this criticism of PJ is unwarranted. PJ has clearly brought to the
>>fore the philosophical assumptions involved in evolutionary theory that go
>>beyond science. I believe that is proper philosophy of science, if you
>>like>>
My criticism of PJ concerns his unwarranted, insulting and remarkably
uncivil attack on Miller. I do not fault him for being a lawyer, nor for
espousing his own philosophies (although I think them sorely misguided).
There are others who criticize unwarranted metaphysical darwinian
assumptions better than PJ, of course. Zygon (the magazine) is a good
source.
Burgy
www.burgy.50megs.com
>From: "Alexanian, Moorad" <alexanian@uncw.edu>
>To: "Jim Armstrong" <jarmstro@qwest.net>, <asa@calvin.edu>
>Subject: RE: Johnson on Bible Answer Man
>Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 10:35:46 -0500
>
>Every scientist who has ever published a paper that is critical to
>other's work or is presenting a new idea knows full well that the
>writing of the paper is done as if one were presenting a brief before
>the US Superior Court. My daughter, who is not a physician, is a
>practicing lawyer but knows enough about medicine to properly depose
>physicians. I think this criticism of PJ is unwarranted. PJ has clearly
>brought to the fore the philosophical assumptions involved in
>evolutionary theory that go beyond science. I believe that is proper
>philosophy of science, if you like. Moorad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Armstrong [mailto:jarmstro@qwest.net]
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 9:51 AM
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Johnson on Bible Answer Man
>
>
> Of course PJ is a Professor or Law, not a scientist. His
>arguments flow from a specific agenda and seem more those of the
>courtroom, using facts in selective ways in order to create doubt. I
>think that is evident in what he calls his "Wedge strategy". He
>describes his agenda pretty well at
> http://www.arn.org/docs/pjweekly/pj_wedgeprogress041601.htm
> I presume this is discussed as well in his recent book "Wedge of
>Truth".
>
>
>
> Dawsonzhu@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Jim Armstrong wrote:
>
>
>
> From PJ's own web site it looks like the latest
>on the subject is 1995
> http://www.id.ucsb.edu/fscf/library/johnson/
>
>
>
>
> Even more disturbing is that PJ seems to know Kenneth
>Miller
> fairly well as he debated him in 1996. Why he would
>basically
> call him something just short of a seditionist is beyond
>me.
>
>(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/debate/index.html).
> [PJs comments on Ken were the original reason for this
>post.]
>
> by Grace along indeed, we proceed,
> Wayne
>
>
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