The Templeton operation has just sent out notification of the third wave.
http://absw.blogspot.com/
That's a shameless plug for the unofficial ABSW's "blog", but it does lead
to the story.
____________________________
Michael Kenward
ABSW e-minder
http://www.absw.org.uk
http://absw.blogspot.com/
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There are some discussions about the Templeton phenomenon:
http://www.physicstoday.org/pt/vol-54/iss-2/p82a.html
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/horgan06/horgan06_index.html
http://www.edge.org/discourse/templeton_index.html
http://preposterousuniverse.blogspot.com/2005_04_01_preposterousuniverse_arc
hive.html#111387591806156772
Alexander Hellemans
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From: "Gavin Merrifield" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Podcast lecture by Steve Jones on... etc. and Tony
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> > I looked at the two websites, they don't seem to
> > offer me anything that is
> > of academic value. They are funded by a right-wing
> > pro-religion
> > organisation that aims at blurring the distinction
> > between religion and
> > science.
>
> I would have to disagree with you there. The Faraday
> Institute is an extremely thought provoking
> organisation and contains many useful
> articles/files/etc from practising scientists.
> Christians in Science provides a good platform for
> Christians who are working scientists to debate many
> of these issues.
>
> I also take reasonable offence at your claim that
> these organisations are funded by "a right-wing
> pro-religion organisation". I challenge you to name
> this funder and give reason for your subsequent
> dismissal. I have not seen anything to justify your
> comments on either the CIS or Faraday sites, but would
> be very interested to hear what you have to say.
>
> Like Mikey Brass I am a theistic evolutionist. I
> simply disagree with both his (and the BCSE's)
> viewpoint on creationism being a major issue here in
> the UK. If it was ever in danger of becoming so I
> would be amongst the first to challenge it.
>
> Shouting out against it at the moment does as much
> damage and polarises general public opinion just as
> much as do the Creationists themselves.
>
> Both extremes, whether you disagree with either side
> or not, are unhelpful and will lead to exactly the
> situation the BCSE already fears is happening here.
>
> Gavin
> ----------
>
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