Re: Student perceptions re evolution

From: Jay Willingham (jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 10:53:35 EDT

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    Exactly.

    It is declaring as fact the hypothetical interpretation of daisy-chained
    facts that is the root of the problem.

    Gene interpretation is not so firm a fact as the existence of fossils and
    the Grand Canyon.

    Jay

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Josh Bembenek" <jbembe@hotmail.com>
    To: <jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com>; <asa@calvin.edu>
    Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:39 AM
    Subject: Re: Student perceptions re evolution

    > Jay Wrote:
    >
    > >And therein lies the rub....your definition of "scientific fact".
    >
    >
    > Does the Grand Canyon Exist?
    >
    > Do organisms have genes, and can scientists identify the sequence of these
    > so called genes?
    >
    > Are there indeed animal-like rocks found in the ground commonly referred
    to
    > as fossils?
    >
    >
    > If so, the question isn't about the facts, but in how you use these facts
    to
    > inform your understanding of the world.
    >
    > Josh
    >
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