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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Farewell
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Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 11:05:42 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 24 11:05:42 1985
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     I was skipping over the latest postings on Velikovsky when I
thought "why is this stuff in net.origins?"  The answer is, of course,
that *nothing* is too silly for this newsgroup.  Then I thought
"why am I reading it?".  Well, originally I participated quite happily
because it was clearly useful.  I teach elementary astronomy every second
semester or so and it is clearly useful to know what is on my students'
minds when they asked questions inspired by creationism.  To my surprise
I also found that this newsgroup made me think about the foundations of
science in a way that I would not otherwise have found the time for.

     Are these reasons still valid?  I haven't heard any new creationist
arguments in a while.  This means the first reason has gone.  In addition
the discussion seems to have settled in a predictable, and boring, rut,
which shoots down the second.

     All of which is by way of explaining that I'm unsubscribing to this
group.  It's been fun.  I might mention that on the creationist side I've
enjoyed Paul Dubois' postings.  There are a longer list of evolutionist
postings that I've found interesting so rather than list them all I'll just
say thanks.  
-- 

"Don't argue with a fool.      Ethan Vishniac
 Borrow his money."            {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan
                               Department of Astronomy
                               University of Texas