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To: GourmetDan
What I notice is the total avoidance of whether Popper’s ‘musings’ were right or wrong. Shouldn’t that be the true focus of a ‘scientist’?

I didn't do that because I have observed many times that quotes are often taken out of context where using them to support the literal creationist view is concerned. Since I didn't want to spend the time tracking down the writings of Popper to see what he really said, in context, I did not address the validity of the quotes as presented here.

It is a common gambit of advocates of literal creationism to cherry-pick quotes that supposedly support their position, and then present the quotes as if they come from someone who is so important to science that every scientist must be intimately familiar with every aspect of their work. Until this thread, I had never heard of Popper. He isn't discussed in the history that we learn in freshman level science classes.

465 posted on 03/08/2012 4:40:25 AM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: exDemMom
"Until this thread, I had never heard of Popper. He isn't discussed in the history that we learn in freshman level science classes."

Wow. Looks like the indoctrination was quite complete.

466 posted on 03/08/2012 5:57:24 AM PST by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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