Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!dbkay From: dbkay@dartvax.UUCP (David B. Kay) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.flame Subject: Re: Equal Time Demanded for Creation Research Message-ID: <765@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 18:29:44 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.765 Posted: Sun Feb 26 18:29:44 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Feb-84 02:21:04 EST References: <248@idis.UUCP>, <27432@philabs.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 34 [] Although there are some creationist groups which insist on going about creating non sequitors to bolster their dogmatism, I don't think that ALL creationist groups are like that. Ideally, the scientist has no bias, and no personal stake in the matter under investigation. Great. But, after the Humanist Manifesto, which put a great and dogmatic emphasis on Darwinian macroevolution, I don't think that unbiased work in evolution/creration is possible. The scientific community operates (normally) on atheistic assumptions; the creationists operrate on theistic assumptions. This doesn't mean that the hypotheses that are created (sorry) from theistic principles shouldn't undergo the same rigorous testing that other hypotheses must bear. They also, on the same thought, should not be thrown away immediately. Surely a humanist will claim that a theistic assumtion set can't be proven; a theist will similarly say the converse. The Bible is not a textbook, but neither are the Humanist Manifestos. They are simply assumption sets for creation of hypotheses. I'm not a biologist (flunked bio classes because I can't draw); I'm not in a position to say what the merits of the creationist theory are. I do know, however, MACRO- (as opposed to micro) evolution is not proven; we are still dealing with a theory. All I ask is that an opposing theory be subjected to the same standards that the commonly held theory is. I don't say this to excuse the dogmatists who insist that theism is science, but to refute those who say all hypotheses must be atheistic. D.B. Kay Dartmouth College -Look on my works, oh ye mighty, and giggle!