Diana,
Thanks for the link, it was quite good. BYW, I just finished listening to
NPR which had a very nice segment on genetic diversity, global warming, and
evolution.
Great stuff.
Geary
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From: "Diana Tomchick" <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu>
To: "John P Brooks" <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] First Annual Conference of Creation Geologists
This reminds me of an excellent podcast interview I listened to while
driving back to the Metroplex after caving at Mammoth Cave with the Cave
Research Foundation over Thanksgiving. The folks at "This Week in
Science" were interviewing Donald R. Prothero, a paleontology professor
from Occidental College in Los Angeles. It seems he's an expert on
prehistoric rhinoceroses (or is the plural rhinoceri?):
http://faculty.oxy.edu/prothero/index.htm
The discussion focused on his efforts to educate the general population
about the vast paleontological record for evolution. He was also plugging
his new book "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters," which
can be purchased on Amazon.com and would make a lovely holiday present,
especially for middle-school and high- school students. He claims that
it's a waste of time to enter into rational arguments/debates/discussions
with creationists (I refuse to capitalize that word) as they are
close-minded and are not going to change their minds about their beliefs.
Their children might be persuaded to listen, however; you can download
this podcast at
http://feeds.twis.org/twis/science
Choose the podcast from November 13, 2007; the interview is the second
half of the approximately 45 minute show. He had some worthwhile thoughts
and suggestions about how to interact with people who haven't yet made up
their mind about evolution.
Diana
On Nov 27, 2007, at 6:58 AM, John P Brooks wrote:
I was wondering if anyone else saw the article on the first annual
gathering of Creation Geologists in last weeks New York Times Magazine?
Great reading. An interesting and dramatic account of the first
conference of creation geologists as they struggle through the
perplexing geologic questions of the day....such as "how did the Grand
Canyon form?", "how did fossils get layered so consistently?" ( It had
to do with thier distance from the sea shore when Noahs flood hit) and
my favorite topic; "how big was Noahs Ark?".
Particularly poignant was an account of the geologists on a field trip
picking up fossils and pocketing them in a state park ( what about thou
shall not steal? )....and the young son of one of the leaders of the
group asked "how did all these fossils get here?"....to which his dad
answered "the flood brought them here". Someone should tell that kid
that parents always lie; Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the tooth Fairy,
and now a big world encompassing flood that leave deposits of fossils in
an Ohio State Park. Amazing. God help us all.
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Diana R. Tomchick
Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email:
diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
214-645-6383 (phone)
214-645-6353 (fax)
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