[odoso]

A genius among fools!

[Question_Assumptions]

US Constitution, Article VI, Paragraph 3 includes:

[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Nothing like ivory tower authoritarian lefties persecuting others for their religious beliefs or perceived political leanings to really tick you off. But hey, that is nothing new. The language of the left may change but its MO never does.

[patriot_wes]

"According to Sternberg's complaint, which is being investigated, one museum specialist chided him by saying: "I think you are a religiously motivated person and you have dragged down the Proceedings because of your religiously motivated agenda."

...and obviousely we can't have anyone working here who has an agenda!

[mc6809e]

Given all our vulnerabilities to disease and malfunction, I'd say the creator was a poor engineer. The evidence therefore points to

SD or Stupid Design

[GreenFreeper]

evo-ping

[patriot_wes]

You think there's no intelligent design???

http://www.wordworx.co.nz/panin.html

[skr]

Real scientists don't confuse theory with fact. It's too bad there are so many scientists who no longer keep an open mind.

[maestro]

bttt

[NVD]

Those that truly believe in naturalism do not have a scientific leg to stand on. In fact, historically, the scientific community has has changed their position on the beginning (up to and during the 19th century scientists believed that the earth didn't have a beginning--they called themselves materialists. When the study of the atom began, they found that the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics indicated a beginning-thus to keep away from a transcendent god, they created "the Big Bang Theory" and other evolutionist theories). My only point is that Christianity has not changed for centuries while naturalists continue to change their beliefs when science points against their theories. We now know that the earth had a definite beginning. Ask yourself, does it take more faith to believe in a god that created all of this for a purpose, or is all of this random. My contention is that our earth (the perfect distance from the sun--any closer and we would burn, any farther away and we would freeze) and our system is anything but random.
Charles Colson uses the analogy of Mt. Rushmore. Do we believe that the contours of the faces made in the rock were made randomly from erosion, or was there an intelligent design.

[laredo44]

the theory of intelligent design

ID is a theory?

[ColoCdn]

"First, he asked whether Sternberg was a religious fundamentalist. She told him no. Coddington then asked if Sternberg was affiliated with or belonged to any religious organization. ... He then asked where Sternberg stood politically; ... he asked, 'Is he a right-winger? What is his political affiliation?'"

Yep. Can't have one of those Republican, conservative, religious types moving into our neighborhood! You know what THOSE people will do to the property values.

How biased, stereotypical, and insufferable these holier-than-thou types are!

And then they have the gall to label Christians "know-nothing, bigots."

Pathetic.

[RobRoy]

Boy, these people hate Christians...

[narby]

I'm just amazed that there are so many people that want to trash the most amazing of Gods creations, Evolution.

Evolution is merely the scientific THEORY that describes the FACT that life has changed over the millenia. I.E. life "Evolved" and it is a very confirmed fact, and the "theory" merely describes the "fact".

By using the device of Evolution, life has continually operated and adapted itself for 2+ billion years.

I must put fuel in my car, but life finds it's own fuel. I must repair my car, but life repairs itself during a lifetime by immune systems, and it repairs itself over the ages via Evolution.

If I want a new car, I must purchase another one built from the ground up by an Intelligent human, and it will "die" within a generation or so. But life reproduces itself, with no direct hands on required by its original creator.

Looking at life and how it functions via Evolution, is like a vehicle that will adapt itself for changing conditions from submarine, tank, sports car, SUV, motorcycle, and airplane. Said vehicle will find it's own energy, and is virtually immortal because it will reproduce on it's own.

That's not just an Intelligent Design. That's a Brilliant Design, and it's a shame that some Christians have such a simpleton view of the world that they believe that God was incapable of creating it.

[Spiff]

Questioning the faith-based religious dogma which is the theory of evolution can be hazardous to your scientific career. You must march in lock step with the scientific establishment or you will be outcast or destroyed. Disturbing...

[Bushforlife]

Would it be possible to obtain the Emails of the Smithsonian in General, and this interesting fellow Coddington, so as to make them aware of alternative viewpoints to their left wing dogma?

Like by sending them several thousand emails a week?

[nmh]

Frightening when atheists have someone stating the obvious ... God created all we see and don't see. They behave as badly as godless liberals.

[Zeroisanumber]

"I would call myself a believer with a lot of questions, about everything. I'm in the postmodern predicament."

Yes, and I'm certain that they're good questions and that seeking the answers will make you a happier person; none of which changes the fact that they DON'T BELONG IN A PEER REVEIWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL!

[newcats]

I have an alternative to evolutionary theory....
We were seeded by electroids from the 8th dimension.
That is just as valid as ID..IMHO.

[Right Wing Professor]

As I've written elsewhere

1. Sternberg abused his office as editor by publishing Meyer's article, which does not IMO meet minimum criteria for a scientific paper, and in any case was not consistent with the mission of the journal he edits.
2. The editorship in question, however, has no connection with the Smithsonian, and the matter was really none of their business.
3. I would have no problem with removing Sternberg as editor.
4. I have the gravest of difficulties with sanctioning him as an employee of the Smithsonian for actions carried out as editor.
5. And finally, questions about Sternberg's religion or politics in the course of this 'investigation', which IMO should never have been carried out anyway, are outrageous. It is Coddington, not Sternberg, whose job should be in jeopardy.

This comes frm a committed evolutionist who regards as ridiculous Sternberg's beliefs about the origin of species.