From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 18:06:43 EST
Too late. He's already replied and said that it was appalling that
ahighschool teacher in a publically funded institution should be teaching id
in science classes.
I totally agree with him. From what I know of Ruse he distances himself from
both Dawkins and ID, but then so do I.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denyse O'Leary" <oleary@sympatico.ca>
To: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
Cc: "Jan de Koning" <jan@dekoning.ca>; <asa@lists.calvin.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Intelligent design controversy in Canada
> Suit yourself. But before you e-mail Michael Ruse, you may want to see
> the show.
>
> Having said that, I do not know how much ended up on the floor.
>
> In any event, if Ruse does not consider himself much closer to Dawkins
> or Dennett than, say, to the ID folks I trust you will let me know.
>
> I take your word for it that he is generally fair-minded.
>
> Denyse
>
> Michael Roberts wrote:
> > To put Ruse in the same camp as Dennett and Dawkins is absurd. Michael
Ruse
> > is not a Christian beleiver but he is a very fair commentator and I have
> > been using his books for over 20 years as a help to my own studies and
> > research. I often do not agree with him but he is always most helpful. I
> > would recommend all his books especially his historical ones, I
obviously do
> > not agree with him on many ethical and religious matters.
> >
> > One of his most useful books for this list would be Can a Darwinian be a
> > Christian? (Cambridge Univ Press 2000) It is very fair and balanced and
> > deals with difficulties both religious and Darwinian. It is anything but
> > atheistic and anti-Christian. He lays out the issues plainly.
> >
> > As I have written a book chapter on ID for a book he and Dembski have
edited
> > I shall e-mail him for his comments on that little debate. I am not
happy
> > with the charge of him being abusive. He will argue robustly (as Glenn
does
> > with me!) but he is a genuine good bloke. However there are occassions
when
> > people need putting in their place when they argue badly.
> >
> > Denyse please think and study more carefully about what you criticise.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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