Re: Re: [asa] Brilliant article by Dawkins

From: Jack <drsyme@verizon.net>
Date: Tue Aug 25 2009 - 14:52:53 EDT

"It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."

Aug 25, 2009 06:08:50 PM, michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk wrote:

What is a fact?
What is historical?
What is scientific?
What is same?
What is different?

Please answer each question.

Michael
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From: "Alexanian, Moorad" <alexanian@uncw.edu>
To: "Jack" <drsyme@verizon.net>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: [asa] Brilliant article by Dawkins


Is there a difference between a scientific and a historical fact? When are
they the same and when different?

Moorad
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Jack [drsyme@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [asa] Brilliant article by Dawkins

I dont know about it being brilliant. He spends a lot of time talking about
how evolution isnt a "theory" its a fact, when we all know that the word
theory has more meanings than the sense that he is using it.

I also bristle a bit at his suggestions on what preachers should preach
about. This is disingenuous isnt it? What he really wants is for there to
be no church, no preachers, and no religion. Perhaps he wants the preachers
to say that the existence of Adam and Eve isnt factual just to create
dissension, not to spread truth. Since evolution does not necessarily
negate the historicity of Adam he is straying to far from his area of
expertise here.
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robertsmichael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
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Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:04 PM
Subject: [asa] Brilliant article by Dawkins

No, I am not joking. There was an absolutely brilliant article in The Times
today on the menace of creationism. Excellent stuff, not one attack on
Christianity. It does have a few necessary comments on bishops and clergy
put in an understatement.

Ii is on http://tinyurl.com/nhgu7m

Michael


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