[net.origins] Survey: Why this

ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward) (09/08/84)

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To satisfy my own curiosity, and settle a point of dispute, I
would like to take a survey of all who are willing to publicly
state that they DO NOT beleive in creation science.

1.  Would you bother reading this newsgroup (net.origins) if there
    were not the threat that the teaching of creationism as science
    in our schools would be mandated by law?

2.  Would you consider creation science a topic worthy of discussion
    if it were not for the threat that the teaching of creationism
    as science in our schoold would be mandated by law?

To avoid skewing the results by creationist types trying to pass
themselves off as scientists, please state something like:
"I do not beleive that Creationism is science, and my response
to your questions is: ... "

Answers will NOT be held in confidence!
(This one is only for those willing to testify)

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guest@hplvle.UUCP (guest) (09/18/84)

< for bug, of whatever "kind" >

I must be sufficiently unsympathetic to creation science
because after testifying at a school board meeting I found
myself on the mailing list for a national "committee of
correspondence" which monitors such nonsense...

Anyway, for the survey:

1. no
2. no

hpfcla!hplvla!drick

brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson) (09/18/84)

"I do not beleive that Creationism is science, and my response
to your questions is: ... "

xy    1.  Would you bother reading this newsgroup (net.origins) if there
xy        were not the threat that the teaching of creationism as science
xy        in our schools would be mandated by law?

Yes.  It is interesting.  It makes one think.  (one hopes, that is!)
It helps to clarify what a science is.


xy    2.  Would you consider creation science a topic worthy of discussion
xy        if it were not for the threat that the teaching of creationism
xy        as science in our schoold would be mandated by law?

Yes.  It is always good to discuss various ideas on a given subject.
I also believe that being "another idea" does not give an idea
equal "scientific validity", though:

	I am another person, so I should get rights, too.
	I have an opinion, so I should be allowed to express it, too.
don't add up to
	My ideas should be taught as science, too.

Things taught as "science" should meet the requirements of what 
science is.  And what science IS should be taught in school.

(creation is a good topic, because Psychology and History 
are always good subjects.  :-)

Brian Peterson  {ucbvax, ihnp4, }  !tektronix!shark!brianp