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From: miller@uiucdcsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Education of creationists' child
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Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 21:22:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  2 21:22:00 1984
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb!miller    Dec  2 20:22:00 1984

This whole discussion concerning the education of creationists' children is
absurd.  It is based upon a false premise: that creationists do not want their
children to hear about evolution.  On the contrary, creationists want their
children to hear *both sides*, feeling that students are intelligent enough
to make up their own minds in favor of which model fits the scientific facts
better.  Furthermore, as creationists obviously realize, evolutionary
philosophy dominates our society.  It would be stupid for creationists not to
want to prepare their children for future conficts which must inevitably arise.
To do that, one must know one's opponent.

I have challenged Martin (et al.) to document his slander concerning creation-
ists in net.origins (where this discussion belongs).  He is free to use any
published matterial from the Institute for Creation Research, the Creation
Research Society, the Bible Science Association, or Students for Origins
Research.  Since he has not done so, we can only conclude that his paranoid
fear springs from his own mind, and has no basis in reality.

A. Ray Miller
Univ Illinois