Subj : Mystic Pi Year of the Rabbit To : All From : Mystic Pi BBS Date : Mon Sep 11 2023 02:02 am _________________________________________ / "The argument that the literal story of \ | Genesis can qualify as science | | collapses on three major grounds: the | | creationists' need to invoke miracles | | in order to compress the events of the | | earth's history into the biblical span | | of a few thousand years; their | | unwillingness to abandon claims clearly | | disproved, including the assertion that | | all fossils are products of Noah's | | flood; and their reliance upon | | distortion, misquote, half-quote, and | | citation out of context to characterize | | the ideas of their opponents." -- | | Stephen Jay Gould, "The Verdict on | | Creationism", | | | | The Skeptical Inquirer, Winter 87/88, | \ pg. 186 / ----------------------------------------- \ \ // // (") (") *(__) (__)* --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32) * Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145) .