European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Letters monday february 5,1990 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers continued from Page 10 Back hundreds of millions of years throughout the world some arc part of the Alps uplifted when Italy rammed into Southern Europe. Several species retain vestigial remains from earlier forms. Snakes retain leg and foot Bones in their Skeleton when earlier forms were lizards there Are legless lizards in Europe which also retain vestige Bones horses retain fused Bones in their legs which were once toes we even have vestige Tail Bones known As the coccyx Bones. The Bible docs not exclude evolution. Pope John Paul has even okayed evolution. The Bible is Only a history of christianity. Evolution is Earth s history of life forms. The two arc not contradictory. Chet Twarog Simbach a West Germany. Biologists anthropologists physicists Etc. Arc not out trying to disprove the existence of god at least not the ones i be been taught about. They arc Only trying to  what they Sec. And so be Able to predict future events. This ability to understand and predict the Laws of the universe is what has enabled the phenomenal techno logical Advance of this Century unlike any age in history. Scientists themselves arc Quick to Point out that our knowledge of the universe is far from Complete. All our discoveries so far. However seem to indicate that the universe functions on a set of Complex yet orderly and predictable rules which we have Only to understand. In Complete knowledge in certain areas is certainly no basis for discrediting the entire scientific system. If science cannot prove or disprove the existence of a supreme creator and religious Faith cannot discredit science then Why All the controversy Over creation and evolution if fundamentalist christians opposed every scientific theory which was flawed or incomplete then Einstein s relativity would be just As false As Dar win s evolution. No one can deny the existence of atomic weapons however which Einstein and modern physics made possible. The real Issue at stake Here is political Power and social control. Evolution is. Creation has become a code phrase for tradition is.  and is just a part of conservative politics and signifies nothing More. In education specifically this determines just How much or How Lime mental activity we arc willing to provoke in our students. Will they be taught to believe what they arc told or will they be taught to think for themselves. Every american has not Only a right but a responsibility to participate in the governing of our country. Americans must stay informed of who is interpreting not Only the Bible but also the Constitution for them. Americans must recognize that the re editing and distortion of each is nothing More than an attempt to pursue earthly ends under heavenly pretences. Mime withheld Hihn a West Germany firs i of All. We must understand what facts and Theo Ries arc in science. Facts arc the world s data. Theories arc the ideas that explain and interpret facts. A theory is not just some vague notion of How the Earth is organized around us. It is something that has been proven to be Correct time and time again. The Way we believe Gravity works is a theory one May believe thai it is Correct or incorrect. It is the same with evolution. Because you May not believe As if it requires Faith in the theory of evolution that still does not deny the fact of evolution. Yes evolution is a fact How it is accomplished is the theory. Science seeks to find order in the universe and attempts to explain it in terms that can be detected and tested. Any scientific theory May later on be proven to be incorrect. Science May not invoke the supernatural in its explanation of events. This is exactly what scientific creationists seek to do. They attempt to explain the origins and diversity of life by diver intervention by hat. But How can this be tested or Dis proven by science it cannot be done. One argument put Forth is that evolution cannot be repeated on a grand scale. Neither can the big bang the creation of the solar system or the extinction of the Dino Saurs yet All of these events happened. A theory does not have to be repeatable but predictions based upon those theories must turn out to be accurate. The greatness of the Bible lies in its allegorical truths not in its literal truths. To interpret this wonderful Book literally is to do it and christianity a great disservice. This attack on evolution is an attack on All science from forestry to physics and the purveyors of creation ism will soon have All our our children believing the Earth is Flat the Earth is the Center of the universe and that religious Freedom is Only for those who Are in ichor dance with fundamentalist Christian thought. John Winslow Munich West Germany Why should we waste our time Reading Einstein or Watson and Crick or Steven Jay Gould when we can read the expert scientific opinions of the most Intelli gent members of the . Army right Here in the pages of the stars and stripes Why should we launch space telescopes to peer 15 billion Light years into the Cosmos when we would be much better off improving our educational system by investing in god s science Book the holy Bible we can no longer afford to tolerate the sub Csc writings of such Moron atheists As Einstein and Asi mov in our Public school libraries. The fact thai Nancy Reagan s Book my turn is currently outselling such pseudo intellectual drivel As Stephen w. Hawking s a Brief history of time on the top 10 Best seller list is a sign that americans do indeed have their priorities straight after All. Daniel Sebold Athens Greece. It is Only recently that christianity has been compatible with science. At one time this rebuttal would have constituted heresy and possible death or imprisonment for the writer. On the other hand in recent times the Bible has proved to be an invaluable historical source to scholars and archaeologists in studying and finding More information about the Way Man lived and thought during periods of history. The Bible is a Book of Many books that covers Long periods of time and was written by several different authors. The genesis chapter was based on material passed on orally by tradition. It is a Book of history legend myth poetry philosophy All rolled into one. It should t be used As a sole source reference just As the encyclopaedia Britannica is not the sole source of any Given subject. How do the several species of dinosaurs tit into this creation plan did god make a mistake and wipe the slate and come up with mammals that were smaller and were easier on the ecology. Throughout our period of living there Are questions that Are unanswerable in our lifetime and May never be answered. Why do we get physically old physiologically speaking we should t be aging. The body replenishes cells and tissues constantly assuming that we have a soul what happens to it after physical death How did life begin we can devise logical possibilities but do not re place it with theological myth. No Reader i am not an atheist. I am a realist an agnostic. Something More than we can imagine is out there. God. Or whatever name you prefer to give the major Force of the universe guides things along whether it is accomplished purposefully by the unwritten Laws of the universe or at random. That is my Hypoth Esis an educated guess combined with Faith in an order or a purpose in the universe. Keith a. Lehman Izmir Turkey dear Ann Landers when i read that letter from a screw Loose in Iowa the woman who was addicted to a cruel and abusive Lovert nearly fainted. That letter could have been written by me. Nick and i battled con stantly. We got into fights and broke up every other week. I would become depressed and cry for hours. Then i d end up beg Ging that lowlife to come Back. Like Iowa my addiction to Nick made me ill. I got ulcers and lost 10 pounds in two weeks worrying about what the creep was doing behind my Back. My doctor sent me to a Counselor who opened my eyes. I know now that i was addicted to Nick As surely As if he were a drug. It s been six months since i be seen him and i could t care less. Free at last in Palo Alto dear pal the mail generated by Iowa was fascinating. I was struck by the bet that addicted Nomen outnumbered men about 30 to 1. Read All about it Pittsburgh my addiction was named Ralph. He was handsome smart successful and sexy but he had a mean Streak a mile Long and a Yard wide. No matter How Well the evening started out i always ended up in tears. I prom ised myself two dozen times that i would Stop seeing him b u the pull was so Strong i was helpless and Ralph knew it. Finally i decided to get into therapy and unhook myself. My therapist made me Promise i would never Call Ralph again. She said when the urge becomes overwhelming Call me  i did at least two dozen times. Suddenly i was free of him. I Felt reborn rejuvenated Strong and proud of Misc f. If i could do it anybody can. Hunt1ngton Beach Calif screw Loose should be told that she is not insane. What she must do is realize that she cannot fix Rich Ard but she can help herself learn How to live without him. She should consult a therapist who specializes in  find a  recovery group and attend meetings faithfully and read everything she can on the subject. I be been through the Mill and can Tell you there is a Way out because i found it. Iola Kan i was in a relationship with a woman who used to drink too much and beat up on me. Lena weighed about 40 pounds More than i did and i m ashamed to Tell you that i was no match for her. I tried to break off the relationship but i could t. I know now i was addicted to her. After six months of therapy i discovered she was a Mother substitute and i fell i needed to be punished just like when i was a Little boy. Once i pot that through my head i was Able to Tell Lena to get lost. I be never been happier. Portland Ore i was addicted to a married Man who was Poison. I called him on the phone at least five times a Day. If he was t where he said he d be i d go crazy. I knew i had to break up with him because he was taking Over my thoughts night and Day. It was like being enslaved. I tried acupuncture hypnosis meditation and bios cd Back. Nothing worked. Then one Day i spotted a shiny Silver object on the sidewalk. It was a Little Lapel pin that said try  i picked it up and thought to myself. Why not i be tried everything else. I Hope you won t think i m some kind of nut Ann but after a week of deep prayer i suddenly did t want to Sec my married Lover every again. I Don t know what anyone else would Call it and i really Don t care. To me it was a Miracle. C creators Syndicate european edition col. Oen6 t. Town Scho Usan command editor m Cotef it. Col. Suzanne l. 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