paleonet The Clergy Project

["Dr. Lisa E. Park" <lepark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All-

Recently, Michael Zimmerman from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, set
up something called The Clergy Project.  This project attempts to get
letters of support for evolution from US clergy members.  It is a really
interesting approach to this problem, and I think it is an important step
towards a possible middle ground to this issue.  He has a website for this
at: http://www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/clergy_project.htm

I hope those who attend church, synagogue or mosque can forward this
information to their respective clergy member.

Lisa

-----Original Message-----
From: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk [mailto:paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk]On
Behalf Of Peter Paul Smolka
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:37 PM
To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: RE: paleonet 'creation watch': Redefining what Science is?


On Mon, 23 May 2005, Dr. Lisa E. Park wrote:

> Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 15:05:17 -0400
> From: Dr. Lisa E. Park <lepark@uakron.edu>
> Reply-To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> Subject: RE: paleonet good 'creation watch' web site
>
>
> The scariest thing in the news lately is from Kansas.....where they want
to
> redefine what "Science" is.  That is, in fact, the Christian right's main
> goal.....to end intellectualism in the US.  The question is: did the

Dear Lisa,

maybe you can in 1-2 lines sketch what they think (e.g. defenition of
science by them, e.g. I have problems to understand what you wrote).

Reason: Beyond intellectualism, which everybody may view as he or she
likes, questioning science, would, as I understand it, make the US
a country that should not been travelled.

Reason: Potable water quality depends on science (diarrea as well).
Potable water availability as well;

Needless to think about aircraft maintenance.

This is not meant as offence against parts of the US. Maybe I
misunderstand above completely. Even with maximum tolerance to any
view that might be possible: Questioning science means unsafe living.

So: Do they really want to redefine Science?

Best regards


Peter

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