Reflectorites
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:35:47 EDT, DNAunion@aol.com wrote:
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DU>PS: I don't blame Steven for "disassociating" with my ad homs.
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>I just think people here should understand that FROM DAY ONE, I have been
>insulted or accused of wrongdoing by anti-IDists - yes, *before* I did
>anything of the sort to them.
[...]
Welcome to the club DNA! Those evolutionists (i.e. not all) who would
rather insult and intimidate than discuss, either they don't know any better
or it is their *tactics* to try to drag IDers down to their level.
My recommendation is not to bite and in the end they look bad. There are a
lot of uncommitted lurkers on this List and they can see which side
presents the evidence and which side mostly just insults and intimidates.
I am sure they will draw the conclusion that I originally did when I first
joined in 1995 that if the evolutionist side had the answers they would
use them rather than personal abuse.
Steve
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"In the final analysis, it is not any specific scientific evidence that convinces
me that Darwinism is a pseudoscience that will collapse once it becomes
possible for critics to get a fair hearing. It is the way the Darwinists argue
their case that makes it apparent that they are afraid to encounter the best
arguments against their theory. A real science does not employ propaganda
and legal barriers to prevent relevant questions from being asked, nor does
it rely on enforcing rules of reasoning that allow no alternative to the
official story. If the Darwinists had a good case to make, they would
welcome the critics to an academic forum for open debate, and they would
want to confront the best critical arguments rather than to caricature them
as straw men. Instead they have chosen to rely on the dishonorable
methods of power politics." (Johnson P.E., "The Wedge of Truth: Splitting
the Foundations of Naturalism," Intervarsity Press: Downers Grove IL.,
2000, p.141)
Stephen E. Jones | Ph. +61 8 9448 7439 | http://www.iinet.net.au/~sejones
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