Re: But is it deception?

From: Stephen E. Jones (sejones@iinet.net.au)
Date: Mon Oct 30 2000 - 17:29:08 EST

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    Reflectorites

    On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 00:22:11 -0500 (CDT), Wesley R. Elsberry wrote:

    [...]

    WE>The ambitious plan which began to take shape in 1976 can be stated
    >today with precision and conviction; "To defend and articulate
    >Unification theology especially in relation to Darwinian evolution,"
    >he said. It was a plan which took its first steps in his UTS
    >thesis. "This was before there was any talk of going on for
    >doctorates" said Dr. Wells. "My thesis was on evolution and I would
    >spend two or three days a week at Columbia University using their
    >biology library to do research on Darwinian evolution. I learned that
    >the evidence supports Darwin's theory for micro-evolution, or slight
    >changes which occur within a species or genus, but not for
    >macro-evolution, or the major changes which mark the history of life
    >on earth."

    [...]

    Two things: 1) this helps confirm Johnson's point that Darwinian evolution
    is seen by *all* forms of theistic religion as antithetical, not just Christian
    young-Earth creationism; and 2) ultimately it is not the motivation that is
    important, but the *evidence*, which is:

            "the evidence supports Darwin's theory for micro-evolution...but
            not for macro-evolution, or the major changes which mark the
            history of life on earth."

    Steve

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    designed, but rather evolved." (Crick F.H.C., "What Mad Pursuit: A
    Personal View of Scientific Discovery," [1988], Penguin: London, 1990,
    reprint, p.138)
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