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From: "Rebecca Fitzgerald" <[log in to unmask]>
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> >I like to remind people that this controversy is not about evolution or
>>even science. It is about telling other people what they should believe,
>>and what is right and wrong.
>
> And this of course is the crux of most of the problems of the world. In
> every debate there are those on each side who feel that they're having the
> opposite view forced on them.

And to start out with, nobody is defining terms, so that each side is 
ultimately talking *past* each other rather than using the same language. 
That's the fundamental problem that should be solved before any other 
discussions move forward.

Cheers,

--Eric

Eric D. M. Johnson
Proprietor
The Village Factsmith Historical Research & Consulting
http://www.factsmith.com/
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