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[Patrick Foley]

Neil,

I hear you, but it is still true that Isaac Newton spent decades doing 
alchemy and Biblical exegesis, and he still got some important things 
scientifically right. But then Babe Ruth was an obese, womanizing drunk 
and still a great athlete. Go figure!

Patrick

Neil Jones wrote:

>On Sunday 08 May 2005 20:51, Hank Brodkin wrote:
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>>Neil -
>>Surely you are aware that many of the English clergy had a tradition of
>>studying nature and thus added greatly to our knowledge.
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>Of course. Perhaps I didn't explain my self well.
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>>We can still pick and choose from what Ron - or indeed any of us have to
>>offer.  Depending upon your definition of the word scientist very few of us
>>would qualify.
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>That is just the point. The definition of a scientist I am using is " A person 
>using scientific methods". You can easily be a Preacher AND a scientist. 
>It is fairly easy to fit this definition but Ron is risking falling outside 
>it. As I said he is probably a nice guy but he is risking his reputation by 
>not thinking about what he says. THe problem is that he jumps to so many 
>conclusions I doubt everything he says now,
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>>Should Leps-L be any more of a forum for espousing religious views than
>>Tils ?  I think not.  But then I am the pot calling the kettle black ;-)
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>--
>Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk
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