Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Ray Miller's Paluxy article Message-ID: <902@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 08:35:18 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxl.902 Posted: Mon Feb 13 08:35:18 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 03:45:05 EST References: <893@ihuxr.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 40 > ... 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.) -- _____ /_____\ from the flying doghouse of /_______\ Snoopy |___| ____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert