[Rockhounds] National Academy of Science evolution / creationismbrochure

[Axel Emmermann]

Hi Alan,

Nice try but futile, I'm afraid. 
The social pressure among creationist has become far to strong to influence
a single person within that group. You cannot afford to step out without the
risk of being socially shunned if you live in a town that has been "turned".
A pamphlet won't change that. 

I swallowed the two paragraphs that I wrote here ;-)))))
I sometimes tend to forget that America was founded by people who believed
that the reformation in England an Scotland wasn't carried through far
enough... 
So, instead of risking a flame I would wonder how you can dismiss fossil
records without denying the existence of tectonic plate movement. 
Or do they do that too?
Tectonics deliver existing proof of the age of our planet, right?

Axel




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> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Alan Goldstein
> Verzonden: zaterdag 5 januari 2008 2:11
> Aan: PaleoList; rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
> Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] National Academy of Science evolution 
> / creationismbrochure
> 
> On last night's ABC News (1/3/08) there was a story about the 
> National Academy of Science producing a statement / book with 
> their official stand on the science of evolution and the fact 
> that creationism is a matter of faith and therefore does not 
> belong in a SCIENCE curriculum. They have published a book on 
> the subject and have a concise 8 page brochure that is free. 
> To download of their "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" 
> pamphlet, the URL is: 
> http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11876 You will see 
> the link to the brochure at the top right column of the web page.
> 
> Alan
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