Re: quoted anti-evolution statements retracted

2007-10-26 Thread Elizabeth Rich
Jacobson's retraction of his fifty year-old statements also shows how the topic of evolution is often linked to the origin of life when they are in fact two different discussions. It seems to be a creationist tactic to position them as the same. On 10/25/07, Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: quoted anti-evolution statements retracted

2007-10-26 Thread Mike Sears
Yes, but we should be careful not to remove origins from the realm of science. Seriously, at what nanosecond after the first spark of life was ignited did evolution begin? Personally, I choose not to separate the two, and can't really think of a good reason why anyone should. Mike On Friday

quoted anti-evolution statements retracted

2007-10-25 Thread Malcolm McCallum
FYI, from the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/news/article/3312/scientist-retracts-1955-errors-now-cited-as-evidence-by-creationists?commented=0#txpCommentInputForm October 25, 2007 Scientist Retracts 1955 Errors Now Cited as Evidence by Creationists Sometimes it can take a