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- From: ccw@prefect.cc.bellcore.com (wood,christopher)
- Subject: Re: They want to debate Phillip Johnson
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:25:54 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.162554.19924@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- References: <qXiuXB1w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us>
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- In article <qXiuXB1w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- system@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us (Kalki Dasa) babbles:
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- >The basis of Darwinism is materialism, i.e. the proposition that
- >there is nothing in existence except matter and material energy, and
- >nothing ever influences matter except other matter or material energy.
-
- When "material energy" is defined as that which influences matter, this
- is a tautology. To insist otherwise is nonsense.
-
- >The basis of creationism is that there is something else in addition
- >to matter. There is a "spiritual" element, which is not detectable by
- >scientific instruments, but which is nevertheless real, and which
- >exerts a definite controlling influence on material phenomena.
-
- Just like the pink elephants that live inside of my refrigerator that
- turn on the light and turn invisible when I open the door.
-
- >Neither of these positions is arrived at by "science."
-
- One is the definition of science, the other is pink elephants that live
- in fridges.
-
- >Sincerely,
-
- Not!
-
- >Kalki Dasa
-
- Chris
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- Chris Wood Bellcore ...!bellcore!prefect!ccw
- or ccw@prefect.cc.bellcore.com
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