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As Dr. Zimmerman made clear at his presentation at North-central GSA (and you can tell from the site), the project is aimed directly at Christian clergy only at this time. A statement from Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, mystics etc. would be nice, but would really not impact the public debate the way a clear document from the mainstream Christian clergy would. - Roy Judith Harris wrote: > 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 >> >> ********************************************************************** >> Dr. Peter P. Smolka >> University Muenster >> Geological Institute >> Corrensstr. 24 >> D-48149 Muenster >> >> Tel.: +49/251/833-3989 +49/2533/4401 >> Fax: +49/251/833-3989 +49/2533/4401 >> E-Mail: smolka@uni-muenster.de >> E-Mail: PSmolka@T-Online.de >> ********************************************************************** >> >> >> >> > -- Roy E. Plotnick Professor Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago 845 W. Taylor St. Chicago, IL 60607 plotnick@uic.edu office phone: 312-996-2111 fax: 312-413-2279 lab phone: 312-355-1342 web page: http://www.uic.edu/~plotnick/plotnick.htm "The scientific celebrities, forgetting their molluscs and glacial periods, gossiped about art, while devoting themselves to oysters and ices with characteristic energy.." -Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
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