>For me, this evolution debate is reminiscent of McCarthyism. Your sincerity
>and passionate belief in what you claim to defend is obvious. As were those
>people who believed Communism was the magic answer to the world's problems,
>as well as those who believed it was a powerful, sinister menace hiding under
>every bed. I didn't share either belief, but I deplored the tactics of
>those who tried to stifle debate by threat and intimidation.
I have seen some passionate arguments and I can see how those can be
intimidating, but I would like for you to quote some specific *threats*.
Are you talking about the McCarthy era specifically? or has someone
threatened you on this list?
Susan
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For if there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing
of life as in hoping for another and in eluding the implacable grandeur of
this one.
--Albert Camus
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