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- From: schwartz@roke.cs.psu.edu (Scott Schwartz)
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- Subject: Re: Profound disappointment
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- Date: 30 Dec 92 18:58:24 GMT
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- The sad thing to learn from this is that, for your average
- creationist, science and velikovskiism probably don't look all that
- different. Very likely creationists think that scientists are
- unreasonable in the same way that scientists think velikovskiites are.
- Ted is trying to illuminate that twisted point. Moreover, by
- defending velikovsky Ted is able to mock science in a way that
- creationists cannot. They are either required to pretend to
- scientific validity, or compelled to reject science outright on behalf
- of religion. Ted, on the other hand, could pretend to embrace science
- while actually presenting a parody that is intended to damn it. To a
- creationist this looks great. They say to themselves, "Look at all
- the patent nonsense these scientists come up with. We've always known
- it, but now everyone will realize it! And if they don't realize it,
- we've taken a bite out of the evilutionist conspiracy".
-