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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (40353)	6/13/1999 4:01:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 108807

Perhaps I missed your central thesis. I understood you to say that science was exact and precise, while theology and art were not.

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (40353)	6/14/1999 11:02:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I TOLD you not to believe too strongly in science! NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) - Mark Friestad said it, the audience believed it, and that settled it. The 26-year-old high school social studies teacher from Valley City, N.D., won the Great American Think-Off on Saturday with a convincing spiel that science is more dangerous than religion. ''He seemed to overwhelmingly convince the audience where blind faith in science can prove dangerous for people's ability to reason for themselves,'' said Jolie Sasseville, who coordinated the program. The seventh annual event featured debate between four finalists selected from about 500 argumentative essays submitted from around the world. The Think-Off audience then selected a winner, who receives $500 and a contract from an educational book publisher. Friestad cited the early 1900s eugenics movement, which hypothesized the human gene pool could be improved if weak links were removed. ''That led to public policy like sterilizing handicapped people,'' he said. ''We accepted that because scientists told us it was so. And anytime you have to rely on someone else to do your thinking for you, that's dangerous.'' dailynews.yahoo.com