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Would anyone like to explain the theory of gravity? Anyone who cannot want
to refute  it?

Martin

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Len Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I think it's an interesting question, too.  Does it matter that we are able
> to cogently describe how a bridge is able to stand up in order to support
> the idea of bridge maintenance?
>
>  - Len
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> I am intrigued by the suppositions that a significant percentage of people
> who accept that evolution happened don't actually understand it.  Of
> course,
> there are varying degrees of understanding and I am sure that the average
> person on the street may not be aware of the evolving beaks of Darwin's
> finches or that there are finger bones in whale flippers but does that mean
> that they don't understand the process of evolution?  Could someone
> extrapolate a little on the distinction between acceptance of evolution and
> understanding it?
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> Thank You,
> Jack Cannon
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> At 3:19 PM -0800 3/1/11, Charlie Carlson wrote:
> >  > In the 40% or so of Americans who accept evolution I'd shutter to read
> > some of their explanations.  Maybe they'd tend towards acceptance but
> > probably not understanding.
>
> I have read a good many of them, and it's my opinion that a large
> fraction of people who accept that evolution happened (and will argue
> with creationists about it) don't understand it and don't know they
> don't understand it. Evolution is at least partly a shibboleth that
> serves as a marker for education and political views.
>
> I'm not in a position to criticize though, because I don't really
> understand the rationale for most modern cosmology and a lot of other
> things. I know bridges stand up, but do I really know why? Probably
> not.
>
> In contrast, the middle 60% who say they aren't sure whether
> evolution is right, freely admit they don't understand it. I'm
> tempted to think they are a good audience to target for education
> programs about evolution.
>
> Jennie Dusheck
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