Fw: Wells and Molecular Phylogenies

From: Robert Schneider (rjschn39@bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue Oct 28 2003 - 07:15:17 EST

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    Walter writes
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    >
    > Michael Roberts wrote:
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    > >
    > > As you know so many YECs why cant you mention anyone except Gish? Do I
    take
    > > it that others falsify deliberately?
    >
    > I would suggest 2 things, Michael:
    >
    > 1.) Never attribute to malice what simple stupidity can explain ;)
    >
    > 2.) Realize that they believe that they are reading a book that is
    literally
    > telling them what God has done. Therefore, that trumps any science book
    that
    > you have. Even Morris (possibly) is simply attempting to reinterpret
    science
    > such that it conforms to his interpretation of the Bible. Stupid perhaps,
    but
    > not an intentional falsification.
    >
    > At least those are possible outlooks. The only reason for falsifying
    things
    > would be that their livelihood depended upon this voodoo science.
    >
    >
    > Walt
    >
    >
    I don't think the explanation for the falsehoods that are regularly
    perpetrated by YECs is a simple as Walt puts it. I think there is a kind of
    wrong-headedness in some YEC spokesmen and debaters that has led them to
    think that since they are right, they may say anything in order to defend or
    promote their creation science and cast aspersions on good science that
    provides evidence for an ancient earth and evolution. People who will say
    anything have lost a sense of truth and falsehood, but that does not make
    them any less responsible for their falsehoods. When is a falsehood not a
    lie? Not when it is the means that the end justifies. When is perpetrating
    falsehoods to secure the ends not malice? That's a hard one for me to sort
    out.

    Bob

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