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From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP (Dave Ihnat, Chicago, IL)
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Subject: Re: Creation Pseudo Science at work?
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Date: Fri, 21-Oct-83 21:59:44 EDT
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I'm involved with the Science-Fiction community; and was somewhat peripherally
involved with the activities at the World Science Fiction convention in Chicago
last fall.  One of the speakers was, believe it or not, a representative of
the Creation whatever-it-is here in Wheaton; and I was asked to lead him to
the lecture area.  He finally asked me why I was muttering in pseudo-Latin
and shaking my head;  my (canned) response was that I was honored to be the
first in centuries to be able to throw a Christian to the lions, but that I
wasn't going to stay, as I don't like blood.  He looked rattled. (And
justifiably so;  even more so when the panel finally ended.)

Seriously, what's the problem?  Creationism is a faith--you believe that
an omniscient, omnipotent Ghod created everything.  Once you accept that,
then ANY evidence, pro or con, can be contrived by this being.  A willingness
and desire to belive in--and attempt to convince ME--of creationism simply
says, to me, that your "faith" in your deity isn't strong enough to sustain
itself, so you want me to reassure you by convincing me so that we can
tell each other that we're right.  If you want to explain the world,
then you want science; if you want faith, then you've got your explanations
by definition.  But, in any case, leave me out of it.  Please.

					Dave Ihnat
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