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Re: paleonet The Clergy Project



Not that it matters to anyone but me, but I am not a Buddhist  
although I think highly of many of their teachings. But this is  
really not paleontology.

Judith

On May 25, 2005, at 6:22 AM, Xavier Panades I Blas wrote:

> "Judith Harris wrote:
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>    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:"
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> What a contradiction using "I" referring as a particularly defining  
> oneself as Buddhist nystic...I thought their main point was about  
> emptyness!
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> Xavier Panades I Blas
> 55, Marksbury Road
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> Bristol BS3 5JY
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> From: Roy Plotnick <plotnick@uic.edu>
> Reply-To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: paleonet The Clergy Project
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 17:24:00 -0500
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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
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> Judith Harris wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> Dear All-
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>>> 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
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>>> I hope those who attend church, synagogue or mosque can forward this
>>> information to their respective clergy member.
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>>> 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?
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>>> On Mon, 23 May 2005, Dr. Lisa E. Park wrote:
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>>>> 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
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>>>> The scariest thing in the news lately is from Kansas.....where   
>>>> they want
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>>>> redefine what "Science" is.  That is, in fact, the Christian   
>>>> right's main
>>>> goal.....to end intellectualism in the US.  The question is: did  
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>>> Dear Lisa,
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>>> 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.
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>>> Reason: Potable water quality depends on science (diarrea as well).
>>> Potable water availability as well;
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>>> Needless to think about aircraft maintenance.
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>>> 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.
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>>> So: Do they really want to redefine Science?
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>>> Best regards
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>>> Peter
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>>> ******************************************************************** 
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>>> Geological Institute
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