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October, 4 2011 - Over the Edge

~ Cornered on Campus

by John Hall

On Wednesday October 12th, the University hosted a lecture entitled “Darwin’s Delusion”. Advertised outside the UNBC inter-
faith chaplaincy as well * on various notice boards around campus, the talk was given by a member of the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist, a branch of Chri,

Rebecca Irving
3rd year Nursing

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_ your opinions appropriately.”

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Reverend Katharine Mic
| Volunteer Chaplain at UNBC Interfaith
Chaplaincy

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What is your opinion on the university hosting su
ally disagree with is an appropriate response???

Marli Bodhi
2nd Environmental Planning

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Julian Muldof, 1st year Psychology &
Logan Lopinka, 1st year General Arts.

ch lectures at school and do you feel tearing down a poster that you person-

Attila Varszegi

end year English

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with your world view, you
Still have to be accepting so
We can all learn.”

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pe. a a = oe and KF ne aed discussio ae At the Universittterys a Everyone has a right to
is a place of edu. place sme, the U vam Sl = their opinion. The univer-

cation, knowledge : t ne same WS: ith chap- vorla, we had a similar —

eee g * and theo ' | att funds the intertat wart ‘SSue. Where do you draw Sy aS meant to be a forum
ries, e of opinion sity ak the § thee for discussion. If everyone
‘Ss expected. I don’t think it’s | 1 jaincy, 801% clear. BU vat neces could ripped down e =
right to tear down posters. f. | riority 18 Prey gs ore JS be offended. We * they disagreed wills :
you don't agree with this argu. | challenged. Tren ae wouldn’t be anything os at

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ment, go to the talk and ask . tgafe sex posters ripP something en a : Mere dee eae ie
your questions and express yad‘s Nt gel faith discussions around

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Becky Pargong
4th year History

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campus that proceed
without any issue. There is
always more than one side
of every story.”

Jessica Bagnall
ord year Political Science.

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sity campus is exactly the ’ We are at a, university, an ersity © re and sity should operate on maneabeech
right place to discuss specu- institution where you expand itis at wn post Pio tforepelatas aisappointed to cigeaver
lative matters in the area of J on r knowledge. Whether or qisrespectful se) veventsthat og tall, witch, T attended, was less tg
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at the scientific method of : ada we isht 1 ak i oe. 20 do with blami
exploration is compatible with have a right to free Speech. We oe. mig oration Test Harwin for concepts like Social Darwin
religious faith. I have often have different opinions, differ- Ses started PY e who ‘5m, which is like Plaming Einstein for
had people of narrow faith say ent cultures. That lecture was Te port a oe: of this peel 2tomnie bomb pmpeuebgoauille he
“you can’t possible believe in there for People who wanted to ‘qisaeree with the ae ed the discovered BYMC2. I found it ‘ulysap-
evolution”, but I think that a t| attend, it wasn’t for ced upon talk should ave gisoussed Paling that the ERIversity, ARPRorted a
faithful person should not be anyone. Both theories, one resentatl be erson. ealuere cabimoched a ebaecedemic

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afraid of scientific inquiry.”

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metaphysical and one scientific,
Will most likely never be Proven
or disproved, So all information
is valuable.”

contradictions to any of Darwin’s actual |
theories.”