Subject: devolution
Date: Aug 12 10:04:42 1999
From: D. Daily - ddaily at u.washington.edu




Douglas F. Daily
ddaily at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA 98195


On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Dale Goble wrote:

> > Therefore, neither should be taught or both should be taught, they're
> > on equal ground.
>
> It is this sort of "open-minded" statement that is troubling.
>

I thought open-minded was a good thing.


> The two approaches to origins stand on fundamentally different
> foundations.

Exactly. That's why if neither are taught or both are taught, but not
one to the exclusion of the other, it allows the student of life to
make her/his own decision as to what to believe.

>
> Thus, the even-handed approach recommended by Mr. Daily amounts to
> teaching religion

? i don't quite follow that.

-- and at a minimum leads to the question of which
> religion ought to be taught?

Which is what i said in my original post.


Also, although the math becomes horrific, we can 'prove' that
the universe goes around the earth.