Theos-Talk Archives (December 2005 Message tt00231)

Hi Paul: One of the reasons I was interested in the court decision was it
summarizes the history behind the conservatives effort to prevent teaching
of Darwin's theory in schools and instead try to present the religious one.
It is also true that often true believers (in any system of belief) take the
view that end justifies the means even if it is to resort to lies and fraud.

mkr

On 12/21/05, kpauljohnson <kpauljohnson@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Dear Doss,
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> The aspect of the judge's ruling that I find most interesting is his
> exposure of the shameless deception practiced by the ID advocates, who
> relentlessly lied about their religious motivations despite abundant
> evidence that leaves no doubt about it.
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> People sometimes express surprise that supposedly religious folk would
> lie so readily and enthusiastically for their cause. I suspect that
> willingness to engage in this kind of fraud is actually more common
> among true believers (in whatever system of belief) than among
> agnostics or atheists.
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> Paul
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, M K Ramadoss <mkr777@g...> wrote:
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> > Today's court decision on Intelligent Design, makes interesting
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> > about the long time efforts of christian fundamentalists in the USA in
> > pushing the creationist theory on the children in schools. The long
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> > decision makes interesting reading. The decision can be download at
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> > http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/images/12/20/kitzmiller.pdf
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> > MKR
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