On 11/29/09 11:15, Darren New wrote:
> Even nowadays, it surprises me (in some sense) that religious people
> object to the teaching of evolution here. You'd think if creationism
> were *true* and they *really* believed it, they wouldn't be worried
> about *science*.

	The same could be said about teaching creationism.

	The sad truth is (and history - both recent and past - suggests) that 
being true/correct/logical is not that good a criterion for being accepted.

> Why would the church lock up Galileo if they thought his observations
> and deductions were factually incorrect?

	Because it's not too hard to make false statements the "truth", despite 
their being lots of evidence to the contrary?


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too late." - Frank Sinatra

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