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Author Topic:   The Significance of the Dover Decision
subbie
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Message 44 of 150 (452067)
01-29-2008 1:31 PM
Reply to: Message 40 by randman
01-29-2008 1:25 PM


Re: the applicability of the law to science
Try to remember this was a court of law,
Well, that much you are right about.
What that means is that the judge reached his decision based on the evidence that the parties presented to him. By admitting that you haven't read any of the trial transcripts, you have disqualified yourself from having an informed opinion about the correctness of the decision.
You have your own ideas about what evolution consists of, as well as creationism, the law, and fluffy puppy dogs, for all I know. However, your ideas are irrelevant. The judge based his decision on the evidence in the case. Unless you're aware of what the evidence was, your belief about the correctness of the decision is worth no more than my opinion on who should win the Westminster dog show.

Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

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subbie
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Message 50 of 150 (452091)
01-29-2008 1:57 PM
Reply to: Message 47 by randman
01-29-2008 1:43 PM


Re: the applicability of the law to science
Fortunately for the rest of us who live in this country, your understanding of the law is as flawed as is your understanding of science.

Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

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Message 146 of 150 (452979)
01-31-2008 10:59 PM
Reply to: Message 145 by Cold Foreign Object
01-31-2008 10:49 PM


The Darwinian judge ruled as expected.
Not entirely true. Some folks were worried that the Bush appointee might not be inclined to follow the law. Fortunately, their worries proved unfounded.
The creo witnesses, however, performed as expected, lying, evading, dissembling, the very cream of christian hypocrisy that has come to exemplify most creo apologia.

Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

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