Re: A Poll On Abiogenesis (Spontaneous Generation)
Cliff Lundberg (cliff@noevalley.com)
Mon, 07 Sep 1998 18:46:10 -0700Pim van Meurs wrote:
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> Pim van Meurs wrote:
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> > > CLiff: An evolutionist must ultimately believe in abiogenesis.
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> > You are making wide sweeping assertions here. You know that
> > such assertions are often fallacious ?
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> > Cliff: <<I wish I hadn't made that statement, which was irrelevant
> > to my point, but while we're here, where do you draw the line? An
> > evolutionist with any notion of an effective god is a creationist?
> > And a creationist who recognizes any evolutionary change can call
> > himself an evolutionist? >>
> Why can one not be an evolutionist and believe in a God ?
I'm not sure I said that but I do question the utility of the
distinction when one can be both at once. Surely there is a basic
problem when values, religion, and the supernatural are brought
into a scientific inquiry.
-- Cliff Lundberg ~ San Francisco ~ cliff@noevalley.com