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Colleagues: As the former project director of Man: A Course of Study I have 
followed this discussion with considerable interest, but I wonder why science 
museum folks feel that it is necessary to draft statements defending science. 
Aren't you giving the Creationists just the visibility that they seek? The 
whole strategy of the Creationists and the Religious Right is to try to get people 
who believe in rational discourse to engage in a dialogue with them -- not to 
achieve understanding but to create a public platform where they can express 
their dogmatic beliefs. Turning a science museum into a forum for such debates 
only denegrates science. Why not ignore this nonsense and press on with your 
good work. Truth reveals itself to each of us in its own sweet way, and I have 
never met anyone who has a corner on it. Peter Dow

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