Fred wrote:
The issue is whether the opinions of someone posing as a scientist but in fact pushing a position derived from devine revelation is to be treated as a legitimate divergent view from a scientific viewpoint. Clearly, if not excluded which is my preference, such material should be clearly labeled as to its nature, including references to the source of the revelation.
I agree, if you're talking about the [[creation science]] viewpoint about evolution. 95% of all scientists (and 99.8% of biologists) favor the "no divine intervention" viewpoint on evolution.
Thus, I think it's safe to say that mainstream science favors the Darwinist position. And that Creationists' attempt to fly the flag of religion in scientific waters need not be endorsed by Wikipedia as a "legitimate divergent view".
I disagree, if you're painting SEPP or its founder S. Fred Singer as pushing a position based on divine revelation. Singer actually disagrees with the only religious viewpoint I've ever heard expressed about CFCs. For example, Rev. Moon said,
"The development of scientific knowledge and civilization has . . . resulted in such global problems as the destruction of nature and the environment, global warming and the diminishing of the ozone layer."
-- http://www.tparents.org/Moon-Talks/sunmyungmoon95/SM950822.htm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Moon's view seems to differ from Singer's. The reverend is blaming people for global warming and ozone depletion, if I'm not reading this quotation out of context. The retired scientist (Singer) is much less certain that human beings are to blame, and even questions whether the phenomena Rev. Moon expressed so much concern about, are even occurring!
Ed Poor