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Felix Issue 0601, 1982 Founded in 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS WINS UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE IC continued their magnificent run of success in University Challenge with two more victories. A coach load of supporters travelled with the team to the Granada Television Studios in Manchester. Their first opponents were the all-male Aberdeen University team who made an impressive start and raced to a 0-45 lead. However. IC soon settled down and scored 130 points without reply before Aberdeen levelled the score around the hall-way mark. Then the Aberdeen challenge petered out and IC ran ahead to victory with a final score of 240 to 175. The victorious Imperial College team. The next game against the mixed team from Reading University was much closer and produced a classic finish. With twenty seconds remaining IC were five points behind when Aliin Griffiths correctly answered "duck-billed platypus" to a starter for ten. This proved to be the final scoring answer of the game which IC had narrowly won 180- 175. The winning team was Tim Pigden. Cordon Masierlon. Alun Griffiths and Martin S. Taylor (Captain). They will be appearing on London Weekend Television on the dates iall Sundays) given below: April 11; vs New Hall, Cambridge April 18; vs Aberdeen University April 25; vs Reading University They will appear on regional television against New Hall on February 14. Having now won three consecutive heals IC are in (he dr.iu lor the knock-out stages of the competition. No. 603 Friday, January 29.1982 Both Mr Mercer and the I am a Christian and would Dear Sir Islamic Society state some of also like to think of myself as a We would like to thank IC the things that they are scientist. I took biochemistry Boat Club for the red-hot against, but omit a great deal as a first degree and found "boat burning party last and fail to say what they are that, far from conflicting with Saturday. for. For example does Mr my religious beliefs, it in- We are sorry our boat Mercer think that man is an creased my awareness of the couldn't make it. animal or not? Do Mr Mercer marvellous intricacies and 1 ouis extinguishingly and the Islamic Society complexities of life to such an Chief Fire Officer and all the consider a materialistic extent that I find it hard to lads at Putney account of evolution is suffici- understand those who do not ent or do they want to add to believe in a creator. These .S'ir it, propose another explana- beliefs can only be reinforced The College members of tion, or not believe in the idea when one considers the vast- the 22 Club regret that Mr of evolution at all? Neither ness of the observable universe S.J. Marshall finds it necessary said anything about what when compared to the insigni- to put his name to a badly they thought about creation- ficant, though all important written collection of lies and ism. What sort of people are to us, speck of dust that is the misinformed opinion, as these who attack a coherent earth. appeared in the soapbox explanation of the develop- I am an ardent believer in article in FELIX 602. The ment of life and yet have Darwinism and do not find it reason for our regret is not nothing to say about what conflicts at all with my belief that we hold Mr Marshall in they think of the problem. in God. It is impossible to any esteem whatsoever, but Dear Mark Unlike what Mr Mercer demonstrate the existance of that he is an associate of the So we have among our thinks I have no desire to God by a scientific method. A Royal College of Science, a number in this college, people forcibly suppress creationism, quick look in Genesis 2 (where title proudly borne by the who subscribe to the creation- since the very inarticulateness the creation is given in a majority of our members. We ist view. The thing which of people like him is sufficient different order to the famous do not wish to correct the struck me forcibly about both to condemn it; I merely story in Genesis 1) quickly lacts here nor to continue attacks on my article from Mr reserve the right to point out dispels the argument that the this debate through the pages j Mercer and the Islamic what these people are saying. Bible is right because the of FELIX. We will simply Society was their lack of Mr Mercer also said that I creation story follows the state that any member of the precision. Apart from saying had accused creationists of order of biological evolution. College wishing to know the or implying that they are 'meglomania' (a word in- It must be understood that truth about our behaviour or against my views, or what cidentally that I did not use; whether or not this is the case the spirit of our club has only they took to be my views, they do I detect a trace of para- is completely irrelevant to to ask a club member. were not very clear about noia?). He did not refute my true religion and only serves We remain your obedient servants their thoughts on the subject. charge that creationists were to draw attention away from The College members of the Mr Mercer took a distinctly seeking to impose a belief the true focus—God himself. 22 Club selective and dubious inter- system on society so that they Similarly I would be most Ed's Note: See Editorial. surprised if a truly devout pretation of Genesis I. I have, could control society. This is Dear Sir of course, pondered on the obviously Mr Mercer en- Muslim found it necessary to An opportunity is arising to order of creation given in Gen deavouring to suppress the manipulate the sayings of ship many tonnes of medical, I: 1-26 being the same as that truth about the motives of the Muhamed to try to demon- food, and other essential determined by evolutionary creationists, which is quite strate his awareness of modern supplies by boat and land theory; however I have also apparent to anyone who has scientific discoveries. from IC to Poland. Estimated pondered on Gen II: 4-24 had the misfortune to read In conclusion I would like date of departure is March 21 any of their literature. • which deals with the same to say that true science whose with Easter spent in Poland or material but gives a different Finally Mr Mercer stated ideal is pursuit of the truth Czechoslovakia. order. that Darwin was a Christian. can only serve to increase For this private and totally In his youth he was, but after And quite how the Islamic man's awareness of his God charitable venture to succeed the publication of his Origin of Society can say that 1400 and his incredible feebleness we need a reliable conscien- Species in 1859 he was hounded years ago the basis of modern and insignficance in the face tious and non-political IC from the church by people as science was revealed leaves of the vastness and variety of crew to: organise supplies; intolerant as Mr Mercer me (almost) speechless. If this that which we know as crea- crew the vehicles; assist in appears to be today. Truth is had been the case then surely tion. distribution; return without more important than dogma, there would have been no Tours, etc., political or media propa- a lesson which Mr Mercer need to have spent the vast Andrew Lyall ganda. and the Islamic Society have effort on the Scientific Enter- Dear Mark The cargo will be fully yet to learn. prise that has been exerted. Those people in College manifested, and the crew Much as it is nice to say that Tours sincerely who remember Bernie Smith must have valid visas in you were right with hindsight, Frank James will doubtless be delighted to British passports. We hope the although the interpretations Dear Sir know that the one-time trip will be fun, but there will of the Koran verses quoted I read with interest the Physics Dep Rep and current be some speedy hard graft at did seem slightly far-fetched article that you published in Surrey University sabbatical times. Since the reception will to me, it is simply ancestor the FELIX supplement last mega-hack is now the Tory be mixed we hope to take a worship to claim this. That is week by the Islamic Society candidate for NUS Vice- mixed crew. in some way our ancestors and would be grateful if they President Education, a sort of If you can offer any help were better, or knew more, would return the complement national AAO. please contact Colin Cooper than we are or do. by reading this letter. Chris Webb in DoC2. Page 2 FELIX, January 29, 1982 UGM Report New bar Old front Inquorate and Insipid The new Victorian style bar beneath the Southside Halls of Residence opened last night after a last minute rush to finish the alterations. The censure of the Deputy President was the only highlight of The estimated cost of the alterations is in the region of £20,000, most an otherwise mind-blowingly dull UGM on Tuesday. of which was secured as loans from four breweries: Watneys, Bass The meeting opened at 1:06pm with approximately 100 students in Charrington, Whitbread and Sam Smiths. To repay these loans the attendance and only three (from six) of the ICU Executive present.
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