Xref: utzoo sci.philosophy.tech:869 sci.bio:1651 bionet.molbio.evolution:39 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!bionet!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!njin!princeton!phoenix!greg From: greg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Gregory Nowak) Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech,sci.bio,bionet.molbio.evolution Subject: How to debate the creationists. Message-ID: <4806@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Date: 9 Dec 88 22:28:31 GMT Reply-To: greg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Gregory Nowak) Organization: Princeton University, NJ Lines: 54 I'm posting a query here because I need information of the creation-science mailing list type by this Tuesday. Specifically, a creationist is coming to Princeton, and I would appreciate any advice I could receive on 1) who this person is 2) what his organization does 3) what is the majore line of argument of his work 4) how best to respond with picky questions and 5) what sort of devices are used by the speaker to control the flow of discussion. Post or email as you wish; I'll summarize email anonymously if enough info comes that way. Here's the announcement I received: DNA, Design, and the Origin of Life by Charles B. Thaxton, Ph. D. Director of Research The Julian Center Julian, California on Tuesday, December 13, 1988 at 8:00 Dodds Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University [Show up if you want!] Since the time of Charles Darwin, natural selection has been considered the cause of apparent design, which the faithful mistook for dvinely produced order in the world. Contemporary research into the structure of DNA, however, has shown that it has high information content, and the only evidence at present is that it takes intelligence to produce this kind of order. Dr. Thaxton, from his background in molecular biology and the history of science, wll discuss how unravelling the secrets of the genetic code hae opened again the possibility of seeing true design in the universe. ************** There it is. It show all the signs of a weak creationist argument which will descend into technical gibberish at the first sign of trouble. If anyone has any information on Thaxton or the Julia Center, I'd be grateful for it. I'll post a report on this meeting after it takes place. many thanks-- rutgers!phoenix.princeton.edu!greg Gregory A Nowak/Phoenix Gang/Princeton NJ "Take 2*3*5*7*11*13. It's divisible by 59." --Matt Crawford