12/18/01

Please Read

This being my first attempt at creating a page to cover scientific facts and theories for creationism and myself not being a scientist I will have to rely heavily on the works of others and the findings that they provide.

The following text was taken from an article (linked to below) and I believe it covers values that people the world over can agree to. It was originally posted by the "National Academy of Sciences and Academic Freedom". 

...That the search for knowledge and understanding of the physical universe and of the living things that inhabit it should be conducted under conditions of intellectual freedom, without religious, political or ideological restriction.

...That all discoveries and ideas should be disseminated and may be challenged without such restriction.

...That freedom of inquiry and dissemination of ideas require that those so engaged be free to search where their inquiry leads, free to travel and free to publish their findings without political censorship and without fear of retribution in consequence of unpopularity of their conclusions. Those who challenge existing theory must be protected from retaliatory reactions.

...That freedom of inquiry and expression is fostered by personal freedom of those who inquire and challenge, seek and discover.

...That the preservation and extension of personal freedom are dependent on all of us, individually and collectively, supporting and working for application of the principles enunciated in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and upholding a universal belief in the worth and dignity of each human being.

Unfortunately if you follow the link you will see that that these very ideals are ignored by this organization where the topic of creationism is concerned. Never the less, the ideals themselves are valuable and a good guideline for us all.

The link to the article in question is here: Earth Science Associates