Re: paleonet The Clergy Project

[Judith Harris <harrisj@xxxxxxx>]

You forgot Buddhists, Hindus, and then all of the mystics :-) I know,  
because I am one of them.
On May 24, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Dr. Lisa E. Park wrote:

> 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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