re rawlins debunks creationism in article r fuj bdi lll winken llnl gov dk imager dave knapp writes in article c wo c ebv sunfish usd edu rfox charlie usd edu writes simply put evolution creation when each is looked at properly theory fact vs assertion fiction is a specific example of exactly what separates reason and science from nonsense although i agree that creation is nonsense i submit that you are making the same mistake that creationists commonly do in this and previous posts i think you have been engaging in the fallacy of false dichotomy you have consistently characterized science religion as rationalism nonsense when in fact the latter do not form a complete set of options neither do the former for that matter i wish that the semi explicit linking of evolution to so called rational atheism could be avoided it just gives the creationists fuel for their often repeated incantation that evolution leads to atheism dave no dave and as an anthropologist i take great umbrage with this misrepresentation i sense that it is you that has made the jump from creation science to religion see above i have characterized science creation science as rationalism nonsense and that it is when people promote their religious beliefs as science they become nonsense kept where they belong they are meaningful and useful as virtually any anthropologists will tell you and as i have said several times in this group and it works the other way too and i have repeatedly said so never have i said or meant anything different here or elsewhere and i don t think my communication skills betray me nor do i presume to offend people s spiritual sensibilities as i would hope others would not disparage mine rich fox anthro usouthdakota
