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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-02-02 09:07:42
subject: Re: Britons unconvinced on evolution ?

From: "Robert Comer" 

Misguided religious sources I might add...

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Bob Comer


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> While some ID people may not subscribe to a formal religion, it seems to
> me that most of the push for it comes from religious sources.
>
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:43e20d2f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Isn't the earth about 6,000 years old for many creationists?
>>
>> Not all creationists, just the literalist variety...
>>
>>>Most Intelligent Design adherents don't have a problem with science the
>>>basic argument is 'first cause' - god?, burping black hole? turtle gas?
>>
>> Not quite, ID people aren't necessarily religious and their designer is
>> no one specific (or type of) creator -- it's kind of like taking the
>> religion out of it and trying to say it's a science.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>> news:43e17f67$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> billions of years.  Isn't the earth about 6,000 years old for many
>>> creationists?  Most Intelligent Design adherents don't have a problem
>>> with science the basic argument is 'first cause' - god?, burping black
>>> hole? turtle gas?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:43e17889{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> what's the difference between a and b?
>>>>
>>>> Geo.
>>>>
>>>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
in message
>>>> news:43e0c558{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> Darwin must be turning in his grave
>>>>>
>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4648598.stm
>>>>>
>>>>> Just under half of Britons accept the theory of
evolution as the best
>>>>> description for the development of life, according to
an opinion poll.
>>>>>
>>>>>   a.. 22% chose creationism
>>>>>   b.. 17% opted for intelligent design
>>>>>   c.. 48% selected evolution theory
>>>>>   d.. and the rest did not know.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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