I believe in variation and natural selection within the constraints that we see it happen. I am quite content to have someone label biblical creation as also a theory since no one seems able to prove that scientificly either.
Biblical creation requires almost as much faith as evolution. Darwin never touched the question of origin. He left that extrapolation entirely to our imaginations! Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Veeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: Re: WHAT'S NEW Friday, January 14, 2005 > The idea of evolution predates Darwin by several decades, if not more. > > Darwin provided a particular _explanation_ of evolution: descent through > variation and natural selection. > > There are alternative non-biblical explanations of evolution. Darwin's > explanation currently dominates science and science education, but I doubt > it is sufficient. > > It is fair to portray Darwin's explanation of evolution as a theory, but I > think it invites the closure of minds to portray evolution as just a theory. > > Should we say biblical creationism is just a theory? > > Harry > > > > > revtec at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Akira Kawasaki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "vortex-l" <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > >> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:30 PM > >> Subject: FW: WHAT'S NEW Friday, January 14, 2005 > >> > >> > >>> 3. CREATIONISM: COURT ORDERS WARNING STICKERS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. > >> > >> While I am not suprised by this ruling, I am certainly dismayed. Darwin > >> himself referred to his work as theory on pages 205, 206, 209, 211, 218, > >> 219, 229, 230, 233, 292, 313, 309, 316, 323, 339, 341 and 343 of the paper > >> back as well as other places. It has been called the "theory of > > evolution" > >> for over 100 years! Until the last decade or so the word theory was > >> prominently connected to the word evolution. This forces me to ask "What > >> blazing discovery of the past ten years has propelled the "theory of > >> evolution" into the relm of indisputable fact?". On the contrary, recent > >> discoveries, and the lack thereof, have, if anything, cast more doubt than > >> confirmation on the theory! > >> > >> On page 222 Darwin admits to "grave cases of difficulty, some of which > > will > >> be discussed in my future work". He never produced a future work! > >> > >> Jeff Fink > >> > >>> The constitutionality of a creationist message got a court test. > >>> You will recall that in Cobb County, GA, stickers were placed on > >>> high school biology texts warning that evolution is "a theory, not > >>> a fact" http://www.aps.org/WN/WN04/wn111204.cfm. Yesterday, in > >>> ordering the stickers removed, a federal judge said "the stickers > >>> convey an impermissible message of endorsement." > >> > > > > > >
