At 03:08 PM 9/8/98 -0700, Susan wrote:
>>JM:==
>>Please send me a "Yes" or a "No" to the statement:
>>
>>I subscribe to abiogenesis (spontaneous generation).
>
SB:==
>yes (no)
>
>spontaneous generation (as has been pointed out to you) is *modern*
>organisms popping into existence out of nothing.
>
You know, the funny thing about this is that spontaneous generation
is most closely associated with creationist views. Suppose we were
playing Jeopardy and the following answer popped up:
"Modern organisms popping into existence out of nothing."
Brian: "What is creation?" ;-)
Alex: "Correct for $1000."
Brian: "I'll have ridiculous polls for $800, Alex".
With this in mind, I propose another poll:
====New Poll================================
The basic assumption of creation is spontaneous generation.
"Spontaneous generation, in biology, is the theory, now disproved, that
living organisms sometimes arise from nonliving matter. It is sometimes
referred to as creation, as opposed to evolution, the now established fact
that living organisms arise only from the reproduction of previously
existing organisms, i.e. by descent with modification, i.e. common ancestry"
Above is the <Encyclopaedia Brian_nica's> entry under Spontaneous
Generation. It is also the experience of about 5 billion people many
billions of times currently and since the beginning of recorded history,
without one single exception. The box score for evolution versus
creation is many billions to zero.
Please send me a "Yes" or a "No" to the statement:
I subscribe to spontaneous generation (creation).
Thank you for your help with this survey.
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Brian Harper
Associate Professor
Applied Mechanics
The Ohio State University
"It appears to me that this author is asking
much less than what you are refusing to answer"
-- Galileo (as Simplicio in _The Dialogue_)