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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
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Subject: Re: How about the future?
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Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 15:28:09 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 15:28:09 1984
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     A couple of people, both creationists, have insisted in recent
articles that the point of this discussion is whether or not science
has anything to say about the existence of God.  I was shocked to
hear this.  I think most of the other people in this discussion
group must have been equally surprised.

     The point of this discussion group is, I think, whether or not
science has anything to say about the origin of species, and if so
does "scientific creationism"  qualify as a legitimate scientific
hypothesis.  This touches on the existence of God only if you
believe that evolution necessarily implies atheism.  The logical
leap involved there is too great for me.

                         
"I can't help it if my     Ethan Vishniac
    knee jerks"         {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan
                           Department of Astronomy
                           University of Texas
                           Austin, Texas 78712