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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Ray Miller's Paluxy article
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Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 08:35:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 13 08:35:18 1984
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> ... Dr. Baugh is the one currently engaged in raising 3.5 million 
> dollars to build an ark-shaped creationism museum near Glen Rose. 
> In my opinion, the ark-museum casts a long, dark shadow over the
> scientific legitimacy of Dr. Baugh's paleontology.
> 
> 	Lew Mammel, Jr. ihnp4!ihuxr!lew

Care to explain how building a museum affects one's scientific
abilities?

If I were to build a house, would that cast a short, light
shadow over my technical ability?  ( That is, are the size and
color of the shadow proportional to the size of the structure
built?  If so, pity the builders of, say, the astrodome.)

Or perhaps it's the word "creationism" that frightens you so?
Me thinks thou doth protest too much.  Gee, Lew, do *you* have
"religaphobia" ?  Have you observed a correlation between a
person's religious beliefs and their technical ability? I know
people who are Christians (various flavors),  Jewish,  atheist,
agnostic,  "believes evil spirits live in foxes and flowers
('mums, to be specific)",  etc.  I have observed no correlation
whatsoever between religious beliefs and technical ability.

Seems the only complaint you have against Dr. Baugh is that
he's trying to build a creationist museum.  I see no specific
complaints of flaws in his work.  If he is so incompetent, then
surely you could find something wrong with his work? (As opposed
to finding something wrong with the person or with what he does
in his spare time) As the saying goes, "put up or shut up."

(My apologies if this sounds like a personal attack, I'm
really just trying to keep you honest.)

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