paleonet Re: Paleonet , teaching Science, creacionism and SPAM

[Stefan Bengtson <stefan.bengtson@xxxxxx>]

At 16:12 -0700 2005-03-27, Ana C. Pinto wrote:
>  lately you only endlessly talk about creationism and ID. I agree 
>that the issues may be worrying but it is booooring

At 20:45 -0800 2005-03-27, Hope, Sylvia wrote:
>The purpose of this list is to communicate on scientific issues, but 
>social issues related to creationism have co-opted the list to the 
>extent that well over half the notes are ID threads.


At 13:43 +0200 2005-03-28, patricio@geo.ucm.es wrote:
>Paleonet is beginig to be SPAM-ed with such creacionism threads.

Please, let's not complain when our colleagues discuss the 
well-organized assault on palaeontology by religious fundamentalists. 
This discussion is as legitimate for Paleonet as any missing e-mail 
address. Spam it certainly isn't. Not all of us have the fortune of 
living in a secularized society.

Stefan

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