Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!fortune!brower From: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard Brower) Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: Harper's Message-ID: <4971@fortune.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 12:43:21 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.4971 Posted: Wed Feb 6 12:43:21 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Feb-85 04:15:10 EST References: <697@uwmacc.UUCP> Reply-To: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard brower) Distribution: net Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 15 Summary: In article <697@uwmacc.UUCP> dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) writes: >I am not a biologist either. I guess anything I might >propose about evolution is similarly invalid by virtue of not being >proposed by a biologist. The logical extension is of course that should >we desire knowledge of evolution we should bow to the keepers of the >Truth, the biologists, saying "surely you are the people, and wisdom >shall die with you!" Which brings us round again to authority. Or >perhaps, religion? >You may suppose that I am overreacting. I assure you that I am. No, you should learn something about biology. When you are well enough informed to make rational decisions, you will be an evolutionist also.8-) -- Richard A. Brower Fortune Systems {ihnp4,ucbvax!amd,hpda,sri-unix,harpo}!fortune!brower