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To: Lane3 who wrote (54808)	3/21/2008 8:06:04 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542155

It's not baiting if he believes it. And for a person of that generation to believe it is not a stretch. You have people who believe in the literal truth of biblical creation (lots of them), so I don't find Wright's views all that odd. It's too bad they are what they are, but since there is both reason for his beliefs to be what they are, and plenty of other people around believing equally weird unscientific things, I'm not sure why we would single Wright out. If you read a site like this (see below), or get literature like this, or come in to contact with a persuasive person who talks about this, and you weren't educated in the sciences, I'm not sure why you wouldn't believe what you read- or at least be very suspicious. newmediaexplorer.org

To: Lane3 who wrote (54808)	3/21/2008 9:41:41 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 542155

. . . .it's unconscionable for a leader to bait his own people in such a non-constructive way. You are definitely not trying to see the world from his vantage point. I thought McDuffie's point was a very good one. Given the Tuskegee experiment, it's a very short leap to Wright's conclusion. Personally, I don't find conspiracy theories terribly helpful. Except when they are, like Watergate. But I can certainly see an argument for Wright's point.