Re: It's not rocket science

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, In message <3lstm7F144agkU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Robert Bannister <robban@xxxxxxxxx> writes 
Mickwick wrote:

In alt.usage.english, Paul Wolff wrote:

In message <dd95bg$7gc$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter Moylan 
  [...]

Of course, they're assuming a steady advance in science and
technology.  Not many people realise that we've already started to
go backwards in science, and that that will be reflected in
technology sooner or later.

I know you know what you mean, but I'm blowed if I can agree with whatever it is. Should I reply that not many people are right, or that not many people are wrong? If science goes backwards it's no longer science (observation - hypothesis - test - theory) but mental decay. 
  I was blowed too but was too shy to speak up.
 Please explain how science is going backwards, Prof Moylan.

There is now a push in Australia to introduce the "intelligent design" (read "fundamental christian") theory alongside evolution.

There was a letter in yesterday's Times that said (from memory) that "the evidence that doesn't fit with the Big Bang theory (but does fit with intelligent design) is growing". It appears that the writer did not consider that there could be a third option.
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