Re: Mathematics: art or science?

Han de Bruijn <Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Jesse F. Hughes wrote:

Han de Bruijn <Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

I am not a creationist. Yet I believe that standard evolution theory
is wrong. (Some people I know are experts in the anatomy of the
human body, that may be one reason)
Wow. You know mathematics better than mathematicians and you know
biology better than biologists. You're a clever lad!

No. But some biologists have been more convincing to me than others,
especially those who have some _real_ expertise to share.

If you don't know biology, how do you know which biologists have
"_real_ expertise" and which don't?

--
Jesse F. Hughes
"Why do the dirty villains always have to tie your hands *behind* ya?"
"That's what makes them villains."
--Adventures by Morse (old radio show)
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