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- Subject: Possibility of Colby vs. Johnson (was Re: SWAA Lecture)
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:10:58 GMT
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- In article <105777@netnews.upenn.edu> rowe@pender.ee.upenn.edu
- (Mickey Rowe) writes...
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- > Point of order. I find it more than a little annoying that you're
- > [Phillip Johnson] willing to take swipes at material of which you've
- > demonstrated no understanding. I for one (and I encourage others to cast
- > votes here) would be pleased if you considered this forum to be a public
- > debate between you and Chris Colby (i.e. you can overcome your numerical
- > disadvantage by choosing only one of us to whom you will respond).
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- Since Mickey has encouraged voting, I would second his motion. To date,
- we have Prof. Jonson providing only a single response to any questions/
- comments/criticism of (as I count) three rather lengthy posts. To be
- completely honest, I am having a hard time reconciling this "pop-up, post,
- and ignore responses" gambit with Prof. Johnson's repeated claim that he
- is seeking to establish a dialog.
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- > The topic of the debate might be: Does Phillip Johnson understand
- > evolutionary biology well enough to make him a worthwhile critic?
- > (Please suggest your own topics until you and Chris can agree on one.)
-
- IMHO, a better topic would be the one Chris has already suggested--
- "Is _Darwin On Trial_ a sound book?" Chris, why don't you start? Treat
- your comments as an extended review of Prof. Johnson's book. This would be
- a thread that is directly related to the objectives of talk.origins. That
- way, even if Prof. Johnson, as the author, is unwilling/unable to respond to
- your criticisms, the signal-to-noise ratio in talk.origins will improve, and
- you may help the book buying public in deciding on how to spend their money
- wisely.
-
- > A very close second choice for me would be if you decided to continue
- > your dialog with Matt Brinkman. (Sorry Matt, but I'm more interested
- > in science than theology...)
-
- Why you...you...you infidel. This clearly shows that you are a pawn of
- the Anglo-American Cultural Imperialist heirarchy. Ooooo...this gets me
- so steamed. 8^}
-
- Don't worry Mickey, that's A-OK by me. I think a Colby vs. Johnson
- debate would be the most interesting show to hit the t.o. airwaves since the
- Colby vs. Everybody debate on "Whether humans are still evolving?"
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- > Mickey Rowe (rowe@pender.ee.upenn.edu)
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- Matt Brinkman
- brinkman@edseq1.llnl.gov
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