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To: Logophile

> Besides, what does a evolution have to do with one's suitability to practice medicine?

Same thing a rejection of the "astrology" and "humours" theories of disease do. A doctor who rejects science.... not a good doctor.


18 posted on 10/28/2005 2:50:10 PM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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To: orionblamblam
Same thing a rejection of the "astrology" and "humours" theories of disease do. A doctor who rejects science.... not a good doctor.

First of all, medicine is as much art as science. Very little of what a practicing physician does is affected one way or the other by the theory of evolution. Surgeons, for instance, learn their specialty by doing surgery, not by studying evolutionary biology.

Second, I am not convinced that a belief in Intelligent Design is necessarily a rejection of science. (Young-earth creationism is another matter—it is both bad science and bad theology.) Neither evolution nor ID are relevant to the physical sciences: a person could accept ID and still do excellent work in astronomy, chemistry, physics, or geology. Even in some biological fields, evolution is not a big issue.

43 posted on 10/28/2005 3:13:37 PM PDT by Logophile
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To: orionblamblam

Nice non-sequitor.

The humours theory relates directly to medicine.

Last I checked, my doctor did not bring up evolution when determining what ailed me.


242 posted on 10/30/2005 9:20:28 PM PST by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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