RE: Student perceptions re evolution

From: Stephen J. Krogh, P.G. (panterragroup@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Aug 24 2003 - 21:28:25 EDT

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    No he didn't, you read it wrong.

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
    > Behalf Of Jay Willingham
    > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 6:37 PM
    > To: ASA
    > Subject: Re: Student perceptions re evolution
    >
    >
    > Yes, as I thought, Gould treats theory as fact.
    >
    > If so, to my mind evolution is clearly not a theory but a hypothesis.
    >
    > Jay
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Stephen J. Krogh, P.G." <panterragroup@mindspring.com>
    > To: <asa@calvin.edu>
    > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 3:23 PM
    > Subject: FW: Student perceptions re evolution
    >
    >
    > >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Stephen J. Krogh, P.G. [mailto:panterragroup@mindspring.com]
    > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:39 PM
    > > To: Asa-Owner@Lists. Calvin. Edu
    > > Subject: RE: Student perceptions re evolution
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > > -----Original Message-----
    > > > From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu
    > [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
    > > > Behalf Of Jay Willingham
    > > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:09 AM
    > > > To: ASA
    > > > Subject: Re: Student perceptions re evolution
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > 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.
    > >
    > > Oh my, I see a problem right there. You do realize that this is
    > > not how these terms are used in science, right?
    > >
    > > http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/gould_fact-and-theory.html
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
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