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Originally posted by Jack Simth:
I'm referring to extrapolations into the distant past. For those, the ones considered credible do pretty much correspond to the politicical winds

So what are the political winds behind evolution and the big bang? The example you cited seemed more anecdotal than anything else. The fact that a dictator was pushing a doctrine doesn't discredit science, it discredits the dictator.

Originally posted by Jack Simth:
Not exactly a straw man, as the clauses I didn't include weren't in the post I had been half-refering to when I listed the faith statement earlier:
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Oh, you were just taking a jab at Fyron, refering to some long dead post that nobody remembered. Gotcha. Keep up the good work.

But with the qualifiaction in there, you agree with the statement, or no?