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To: TigerPaw who wrote (1522)	2/20/2007 12:06:57 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Except that the truth of a round earth is much more demonstrable than the assertion life began and developed only as a random accident. The more we learn about the universe and life the more reasons we have to doubt the random accident view.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1522)	5/13/2007 3:00:07 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Keep the Thought Police on Alert by Bradford This links to an article about the denial of tenure to Guillermo Gonzalez. From the article: Guillermo Gonzalez, an assistant professor of astronomy and physics who argues for the theory of intelligent design, was denied tenure this semester by Iowa State University. "I was surprised to hear that my tenure was denied at any level, but I was disappointed that the president at the end denied me," Gonzalez said during a telephone interview with The Tribune Friday. Gonzalez has attracted attention for the support he has lended for what could be called cosmological ID. While his work is heralded as "path-breaking" by supporters of intelligent design as a way of offering a new theory supporting design in the universe, Gonzalez has come under criticism by the mainstream science community for incorporating the theory of intelligent design into his work. Opponents maintain that proving intelligent causes or agents is not science but rather the study of theology and philosophy. Some also have accused Gonzalez, an openly non-denominational Protestant, of thrusting religion into science. This is standard hypocritical tripe within academia which allows one to argue that there is no God based on science but not the reverse. If experimental evidence cannot adjudicate God's existence one way or the other, then how is it appropriate for the likes of PZ Meyers and Richard Dawkins to rail about religion in the name of science but inappropriate to speak thoughts contrary to that meme? In addition to that criteria, Gonzalez's department of astronomy and physics sets a benchmark for tenure candidates to author at least 15 peer-reviewed journal articles of quality. Gonzalez said he submitted 68, of which 25 have been written since he arrived at ISU in 2001. "I believe that I fully met the requirements for tenure at ISU," he said. Except for an inability to conform his thinking to accepted norms. So much for academic freedom. Interestingly, unlike some critics of biologically based ID, cosmological IDists can argue a case based on concepts like fine tuning, which does not debunk events commonly believed to have occurred by the scientific community. Yet even this is too threaty for some. telicthoughts.com