Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS][RELIGION] Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Rick Buford wrote:

> Mike Miller wrote:
> > > "Dr. Salthe, who describes himself as an atheist, said that when he 
> > > signed the petition he had no idea what the Discovery Institute was. 
> > > Rather, he said, "I signed it in irritation."
> > >
> > > He said evolutionary biologists were unfairly suppressing any 
> > > competing ideas. "They deserve to be prodded, as it were," Dr. Salthe 
> > > said. "It was my way of thumbing my nose at them."
> >
> > Umm, who is suppressing what competing idea?  I'm not impressed with 
> > this guy because I don't think it's true that there is any suppression 
> > going on.
>
> I just like the idea of poking people that need poking, even if it's 
> only intellectually =)


I like that idea, but I think we're talking about people who have been 
severely poked already.

Mike

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