Re: A Poll On Abiogenesis (Spontaneous Generation)

Ed Brayton (cynic@net-link.net)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 13:59:45 -0400

Joseph Mastropaolo wrote:
>
> To Ed Brayton:
>
> ãSpontaneous generation, in biology, is the theory, now disproved, that
> living organisms sometimes arise from nonliving matter. It is sometimes
> referred to as abiogenesis, as opposed to biogenesis, the now
> established fact living organisms arise only from the reproduction of
> previously existing organisms.ä That is the Encyclopaedia Britannicaâs
> entry under Spontaneous Generation.
>
> Please send me a "Yes" or a "No" to the statement:
>
> I subscribe to abiogenesis (spontaneous generation).
>
> Thank you for your help with this survey.

I see you've chosen the "duck into the punch" strategy. Do you have the
slightest idea how utterly foolish you are making yourself look at this
point? Do you really expect to be taken seriously? Does your survey have
a category for "I think the person taking the survey is acting like an
idiot"?

Ed Brayton