RE: NBC's Friday show on Origin of Man
Thomas S. Jones (indqual@access.digex.net)
Thu, 29 Feb 96 14:18:45 PST>This sad state of affairs emphasizes a point made recently by Paul Arveson
>and others on this newsgroup. Our society has ceased to believe in
>objective truth and objective science. It views any theory as good as any
>other, and sees scientists as advocates who select data to fit their
>preconceived ideas. To say that a particular theory is catagorically wrong
>is to be viewed as a close-minded elitist. Therefore advocates of alien
>visitations, or Atlantis, or Velikovsky catastrophes, or flood geology have
>the right to have their ideas put forward as possible alternatives to the
>presently accepted scientific theory.
>
>Keith Miller
>
I suppose that it only follows that our society has ceased to belive in objective truth
and objective science since our society has ceased to believe in objective ethics in
general.
Tom
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