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From: mark@uf-csg.UUCP (mark fishman [fac])
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: margaritas ante procos -- on the rocks, please
Message-ID: <186@uf-csg.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 17:01:32 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 18 17:01:32 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 07:26:49 EDT
Organization: Univ of Fla, Computer and Information Science
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The fundamental problem with "scientific creationism" is that it's an oxymoron.

The fundamental problem with trying to debunk it is that those who advance this
world view (it isn't, by proper definition, a "theory") have, in so doing, 
already rejected the principles of reasoned discourse on the basis of which any
such argument would have to be erected.  To embrace a non-falsifiable theory of
"magicness" is really to reject theory, to reject the derivation of theory from
observation, to reject science (and thereby to reject reason) in the first 
place.  To invoke superstition is NOT to explain, but to seek to *evade* 
explanation's dominion.  Now, proponents of creationism are certainly entitled
to do this, but why bother to argue with them??  
     In short, no use trying to reason somebody out of the assertion, "I don't
believe in reason."
     
     "Non credo quia absurda est..."
            -- Mark Fishman
               Dept. of CIS
               University of Florida
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