Re: Gore Shocks Scientists With Creationism Statement

GBurch1@aol.com
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 14:41:06 EDT

In a message dated 99-08-29 14:20:53 EDT, tdonaghe@yahoo.com (Terry Donaghe) wrote: 

> Reiterating, freedom and open, dynamic societies allow ideas to compete

> with one another. Those of us who hold that rational thinking is
> superior to irrational religious thinking will compete more effectively
> against those who don't, and eventually there will be fewer and fewer
> religious people and finally none at all.

"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."

"[E]rror of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." 

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