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- From: m23364@mwunix (James Meritt)
- Subject: Re: In case Bales has convinced you of his honesty...
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- In article <17NOV199220394640@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> lippard@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (James J. Lippard) writes:
- } My position is that there *are* parts of creationism which are
- }scientific. That is, there are creationists who have put forth theories
- }about one thing or another which are scientifically testable. In most
- }cases, the tests have been done and the theories have been falsified.
- }Having one's theories falsified does NOT make one nonscientific. The
- }history of science is the history of failed theories.
- } (Some theories of creationism which have been falsified are flood geology
- }and the vapor canopy theory.)
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- Please note that I did NOT ask if "parts of creationism" were scientific.
- There are "parts of astrology" that are scientific, as well as "parts" of
- virtually EVERY bit of BS that abounds (that I've seen you debunk). I DID
- ask if CREATIONISM is scientific. Your misdirection is not appreciated.
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- Or is your position that CREATIONISM AS A WHOLE is scientific?
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