well, that's certainly the view of the Theo-Cons, and why the 
'intelligent designers' are working overtime with their public 
relations consultants (and their friends in the Vatican), isn't it?

-L.D.


On Jul 14, 2005, at 12:05 AM, MUSEUM-L automatic digest system wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:37:55 -0700
> From:    Joshua Steffen <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: For those interested in continuing a very interesting 
> discussion


> I think the
> day has come to amend the secular-humanistic understanding of history
> that has created this dichotomous view of Western societal development
> where the basic tension has been between the wise "Enlightened"
> rationalistic positivists and those who dogmatically stood in the way 
> of
> Progress by shaking their shaman trinkets of faith.

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