>From: "Steve Bishop" <stevebishop_uk@hotmail.com>
> Though it should be pointed out that it was not Dembski making the
> criticisms, but what Dembski perceived as the Darwinian establishment's
> viewed theistic evolutionists. A subtle distinction but important
> nonetheless!
Steve,
Although your distinction is technically correct, I don't find it to be
substantive enough to get Dembski off the hook of responsibility for
employing abusive rhetoric. The words are his own; he neither quotes from a
named person nor provides any particular source that employs a comparably
insulting tone of voice. Is there such a thing as a "Darwinian
establishment" view? If so, is this the tone of voice "they" would use? Is
Dembski being fair to presume that "they" would express themselves in this
insulting manner? Is Dembski not responsible for the words of contempt that
he places in the mouths of others?
Howard Van Till
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