[Phys-L] Re: Kitzmiller vs DASD (comments on day 1)

[anngeorg at PACBELL.NET (Bernard Cleyet)]

here's (one of?) the plaintiffs web sites:

http://www.aclu.org/evolution/

bc

p.s. this was a link in a letter asking me to write the plaintiffs in
support.


Jack Uretsky wrote:

> Hi all-
>         I've read the first day transcript.  Two VERY good attorneys are
> face-to-face.  The burden on defendants is not very high; they make their
> case, in part, by showing that there are grounds for criticism of current
> teaching of evolution.  They plan to do this by obtaining admissions from
> plaintiffs' experts.
>         Defendants' principal handicap is their Christian background.
> They are trying hard to keep out evidence that Intelligent Design is a
> part of a Christian conspiracy to permit teaching of religion in public
> schools.
>         Miller, plaintiffs' first expert, gives substantial evidence that
> defendants' theory of irreducible complexity is nonsense.  A danger is
> that, while he may convince the judge, an Appellate Court may take a
> different view.  This is all very exciting for me to watch - and,
> unfortunately, may be two time-consuming for me to keep up.
>                                         Regards,
>                                                 Jack
>
> --
> "Trust me.  I have a lot of experience at this."
>                 General Custer's unremembered message to his men,
>                 just before leading them into the Little Big Horn Valley