Re: [asa] http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution

Hi Michael,

A citation can be found under the Peter Medawar entry on Wikiquote;

Yet the greater part of it, I shall show, is nonsense, tricked out with a variety of metaphysical conceits, and its author can be excused of dishonesty only on the grounds that before deceiving others he has taken great pains to deceive himself.

* Review of Teilhard de Chardin’s The Phenomenon of Man, Mind, 70, pp 99 to 105.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Medawar

I make no undertakings as respects the accuracy of same!

Blessings,
Murray

Michael Roberts wrote:
> Can you give me your source for Medawar. My interest is that my father
> worked in the same lab at Oxford with him.
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> To: <asa@calvin.edu>; "Dehler, Bernie" <bernie.dehler@intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [asa] http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution
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>> Evidence for evolution has been posted all over the place for years.
>> The only reason not to call YECs liars is that before trying to
>> deceive others they have first deceived themselves. (With apologies
>> to Peter Medawar.)
>>
>> Shalom,
>> George
>>
>> ---- "Dehler wrote:
>>> Your link has this excerpt (emphasis mine):
>>> ""Defenders of Darwin's theory of evolution typically proclaim that
>>> evidence for their theory is simply overwhelming. If they really
>>> believe that, you would think they would jump at a chance to publicly
>>> explain some of that overwhelming evidence to the public. Apparently
>>> not.[211]"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've seen the opposite. I accept evolution, am a Christian, and
>>> can't find any local YEC's that want to debate or present something
>>> for discussion, in the Portland Oregon area. If you know of any, let
>>> me know. My meetings are here:
>>>
>>> http://www.meetup.com/sciligion/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here I am "jumping" as suggested...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...Bernie
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]
>>> On Behalf Of John Burgeson (ASA member)
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:26 AM
>>> To: asa@calvin.edu
>>> Subject: [asa] http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The subject line, http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution, is a web
>>>
>>> site that shows almost 500,000 accesses. It is most interesting. Not
>>>
>>> too factual, of course, but interesting in seeing what drives our
>>>
>>> Christian brothers and sisters who are of the YEC persuasion.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One thing that apparantly drives them is their negative judgement of
>>>
>>> those of us who see evolution and Christianity as being compatible.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Burgy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> www.burgy.50megs.com
>>>
>>>
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