From: Jay Willingham (jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 12:08:59 EDT
Excellent idea.
Here's some ramblings to start off...
Perhaps there is a fact proof continuum, with proof of absolute fact at one
end and proof of clear falsehood at the other, with theory and hypothesis
lying in between.
Peer review and experimental result or observation replication are often
arbiters of fact in science. So lack of peer skepticism and result-oriented
experimentation or observation are the enemies of the search for truth.
So, too, is a prideful, dismissive attitude about opposing views.
I guess it always comes down to pride, the mindset God so often says he
hates.
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "bivalve" <bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com>
To: "Jay Willingham" <jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Student perceptions re evolution
> If you want to promote a discussion on this, you could offer a definition
of a scientific fact.
>
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