Re: God made pre-humans into people, Vatican newspaper says

On May 9, 8:26 pm, r norman <r_s_norman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 18:48:07 -0500, rich hammett

<bubbaric...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Minun olisi pitänyt tietää, olisi pitänyt tietää,
olisi pitänyt tietää KUKA SINÄ OLET, Vend:
Scientific mormon? What is that?

At least the entire biology department at BYU.

It might sound like a funny joke but the fact is that Brigham Young
University has a very good and very traditional biology department
that teaches good hard science, just like every other major
university.

For example, here is their course description for evolution:

Biol 420. Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp Prerequisite: Biol
240, 340. (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
Intensive examination of evolution as the conceptual cornerstone of
biology.

Biol 421. Evolutionary Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) F, W, Sp
Prerequisite: Biol 240, 340; Biol 420 or concurrent enrollment.
Methodology and evidence used in evolutionary biology: comparative
anatomy, DNA and protein techniques, radiometric and non-radiometric
dating, fossil data, etc.

Nothing to laugh at here, folks.

I have no issue with BYU-- they have an excellent reputation. But I am
not sure if I would agree that this is the "scientific Mormon"
position. The scientists there take the scientific position, to be
sure, but I think the official Mormon position is at least in the gray
zone.

Chris

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