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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Can Creationists Contribute to Science?
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Date: Tue, 7-Feb-84 16:38:19 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  7 16:38:19 1984
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I'll keep it short.  Creationists seem to think that "scientific
debate" is like political debate: you get some speakers from both
sides to argue in front of an audience.  No serious scientist, of
course, tries to advance his or her cause that way.  After all,
even our legal system has given up on trial by combat.  So, as I
see it, the most damning evidence against the creationist lobby
came out during the Arkansas trial on Public Law 590, which mandated
that creation and evolution both be taught, and which was struck
down.  A witness for the state was asked if he knew of any ATTEMPT
by creationists to have their theories or data published in ANY
scientific journal.  He said, "No."

I, for one, am not about to argue with these creationist snake-oil
salesmen nor their apologists on the net.  Let them publish their
stuff in scientific journals, where it can be studied by the
scientific community, or else prove that they've been refused the
forum.
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