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To: Brumar89 who wrote (2451)	4/9/2009 11:45:27 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

<For example, does the discovery of the complex structure of DNA and the growth in knowledge in genetics require a rethink of Darwinian "gradualism". But these are scientific rather than religious questions.> One of the real interesting things to me is how those that throw stones at "evolution" as a concept seem to want to speak of it as something that will be refuted by bits and pieces of the concept like the above. What if evolution turns out to be MUCH QUICKER than many "neo Darwinsts"... or "New synthesis" types currently think?? {fwiw, I'm in that camp... being an evo-devo believer} So??? All that means is evolution move MUCH QUICKER, it's not going to make creationists happy, that's for sure! In fact, if Larmarck was closer to the truth than anyone suspected, is that going to make the creationists happy? I mean, what's the point? None of this rejects the notion of god anyway, unless you're an idiot like Dawkins. The only god that is being refuted here is the guy with a white beard who created a bunch of animals {including humans} that (supposedly) didn't evolve... I don't understand why Darwinism (or evolution let's say...) can't BE creationism... unfolding?? I think all these guys are just airing their personal little experiences in life.... like, who cares? DAK

To: Brumar89 who wrote (2451)	7/25/2011 5:28:44 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 69300

Did the RCMP have grounds to spy on Northrop Frye? July 25, 2011 7:46 AM \| Read 14 comments14 The RCMP Security Service once spied on famed literary scholar Northrop Frye, the Canadian Press reports. According to newly released archival records, Canadian intelligence used a secret informant to compile a 142-page file on the renowned University of Toronto professor. Of particular interest to the RCMP was Frye's involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement and efforts to stop apartheid in South Africa. The revered academic, who was named to the Order of Canada in 1972 and even appeared on a postage stamp following his death in 1991, seems an unlikely counter-intelligence target. However, it was not uncommon for the Mounties to monitor influential figures who held sway with leftists during the Cold War. The RCMP spy agency no longer exists, and was replaced in 1984 by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. cbc.ca