Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site allegra.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!eagle!allegra!karn From: karn@allegra.UUCP (Phil Karn) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: creation/evolution - (nf) Message-ID: <2271@allegra.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 02:55:46 EST Article-I.D.: allegra.2271 Posted: Thu Feb 9 02:55:46 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 03:47:33 EST References: <5420@uiucdcs.UUCP> <97@utastro.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 13 I think there's a problem here. Why are the creationists always on the offensive attempting to disprove evolutionary theory? The scientists shouldn't always be on the defensive! We really ought to give them a chance to present the SPECIFIC tenets of creationist theory in such a manner that they can't back down from their assertions when they are found to contradict physical evidence or even each other. I suspect there's a very good reason why this isn't happening. I'm game; anybody want to assert the earth was created in ~4,000 BC? Phil