RE: [asa] Secret Emails Reveal How ISU Faculty Plotted to Deny Distinguished Astronomer Tenure

What is really rational and unavoidable is that there is a Creator. That
is the starting point of any serious reasoning anyone can do about
anything fundamental. However, a worldview that presupposes a Creator
may be equivalent to another worldview where one substitutes the notion
of a Creator by a multitude of other suppositions that may accomplish
the same. Of course, if the Creator enters the creation, as in the
Christian faith, then that becomes the most significant events in the
history of humanity. BTW, Merry Christmas to all.

Moorad

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Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 10:51 AM
To: 'PvM'
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Subject: RE: [asa] Secret Emails Reveal How ISU Faculty Plotted to Deny
Distinguished Astronomer Tenure

Pim,

You have to keep up. I am not going to spell it all out for you again.

Bottom line, neither ID nor forensic carpet fiber evidence is 100%
conclusive in the scientific sense because both us and the carpet fiber
could have been planted by aliens, but we deduce Wayne Williams guilt
from
one but deny GG his tenure for making the same rational deductions from
the
other.

The obvious implications of the anthropic principle is that all these
coincidences proves that there is a Designer. There is no getting around
that. That is not unscientific. It is just rational.

John

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Distinguished Astronomer Tenure

Why? What is the equivalent of carpet fiber evidence which is matched
to a known carpet?

Analogies have limited value indeed.

What is the obvious implication of the anthropic principle?

On Dec 6, 2007 9:03 PM, John Walley <john_walley@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> For GG to conclude a designer from all the just right characteristics
of
the
> universe is just as "scientific" as a jury finding Wayne Williams
guilty
of
> capital murder based on carpet fiber evidence.
>
> This is the hypocrisy of academia and those that deny the
overwhelmingly
> obvious implications of the anthropic principle (aka, design
inference)
in
> nature.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]
On
> Behalf Of PvM
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:07 PM
> To: John Walley
> Cc: _American Sci Affil
> Subject: Re: [asa] Secret Emails Reveal How ISU Faculty Plotted to
Deny
> Distinguished Astronomer Tenure
>
>
> What I find so fascinating is how the media has mostly refused to
> accept the claims by the Discovery Institute and I have looked at some
> of this supposed evidence and found that the arguments are pretty weak
> at best.
>
> Sure, Gonzalez's involvement with Intelligent Design were a concern to
> the faculty but the Discovery Institute is making some assertions
> which I find poorly supported by the evidence. Some people have looked
> at the publication record of Gonzalez (and Behe) and found a
> remarkable trend.
>
> Also interesting is how Rosenberg was quoted and what the full quote
> revealed
>
> <quote>
> "Contrary to his public statements, and those of ISU President
> Gregory Geoffroy, the chairman of ISU's Department of Physics and
> Astronomy, Dr. Eli Rosenberg, stated in Dr. Gonzalez's tenure dossier
> that Dr. Gonzalez's support for intelligent design 'disqualifies him
> from serving as a science educator.'"
>
> <quote>
> The full context of that quotation is:
>
> <quote> "on numerous occasions, Dr. Gonzalez has stated that
> Intelligent Design is a scientific theory and someday would be taught
> in science classrooms. This is confirmed by his numerous postings on
> the Discovery Institute Web site. The problem here is that Intelligent
> Design is not a scientific theory. Its premise is beyond the realm of
> science. . But it is incumbent on a science educator to clearly
> understand and be able to articulate what science is and what it is
> not. The fact that Dr. Gonzalez does not understand what constitutes
> both science and a scientific theory disqualifies him from serving as
> a science educator."
> </quote>
>
> Now the DI may be able to help Gonzalez by arguing that this was
> religious discrimination but that would involve accepting that ID is
> religious. Not a very palatable choice. Instead, the DI seems to have
> moved from tenure to viewpoint discrimination and hostile workplace.
> Again, not a very plausible argument either.
>
> The DI attempted to generate media interest in the Gonzalez case and
> failed, outside Iowa few noticed and within Iowa the reception was
> mixed.
> They lost in the scientific arena, they are losing in the media arena,
> and they are losing amongst conservatives.
>
>
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