Re: A Poll on Creation (Spontaneous Generation) [was Re:

Ed Brayton (cynic@net-link.net)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 14:02:27 -0400

> 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).

I'll propose another new poll.

Joesph Mastropaolo is making an utter fool out of himself.

Please send me a "Yes" of a "No" to the statement.

I agree with it completely.

Ed Brayton