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November 30th, 1984

THE OTHER PRESS

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Dear Other Press

A recent article in the Province
states the Human Resources staff of

- the Main Street office were advised

not to show up for work because of the
risk of contracting tuberculosis. David
Vipond, BCGEU representative, said
ministry officials refused to install
opening windows in the building.

At this point (October 19), 16

workers had been tested positively for .

T.B. The workers blame a lack of fresh
air and a podr Ventilation system for
the spreading of the disease from
infected clients.

Since this report the T.B. has spread
to the government buildings.

This article brings up an extremely
important consideration for people
who spend much time in buildings
with closed ventilation systems, such
as Douglas College.

The main concern is with the
bacteria build-up in the air vents, this
problem should be taken care of right
away seeing as this is a relatively new

building.

The vents should be cleaned and
inspected regularly, this could be done
when the college is closed for holidays.

This semester many people, who
don’t usually get sick, were quite ill.

Considering that this tends to be a
high stress environment and students
have a habit of letting their energies
wane as the semester goes on. Many
employees have also been quite ill.

This is a serious problem that should
be dealt with and not just passed over
like many other problems in our
society.

Some people care about the quality
of the air they breathe. On weekends
the system is closed down completely,
woe to the person who has work to do
on the weekend.

A fresh air vent could easily help
remedy this problem, plus regular
inspection and cleaning of the system.

We must remember we are in
control of our environment, and it can
be improved easily.

B.1.D.M.

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Dear Other Press

In the Nov. 9th issue of The Other
Press, there was an article written by
Michael Ruse entitled ‘Battle of the
Universe: God versus Darwin.’”’ The
author implied very clearly that the
theory of evolution is the most logical
and reasonable explanation for the
existence of present life forms. He
concludes by saying “’...we must insist
that science and only science is taught
in science classrooms. Three hundred
and fifty years after Galileo, the time
has surely come to free learning from
the shackles of dogmatic Biblical
literalism.”’

| am in wholehearted agreement
with Mr. Ruse’s statement that
‘science and only science (should be)
taught in science classrooms.’’ Science
is not a demonstration of maybe,
possible, perhaps, it could have been
etc., but it is a fact and there is no
doubt about it. In the Oxford diction-
ary science is defined as ‘‘A branch of
study which is concerned either with a
connected body of demonstrated
truths or with observed facts...” These
scientific facts have been interpreted
by our learned scholars in such a way
so as to support the theory of
evolution. However, the established
and_ universally recognized laws of
energy and deterioration contradicts
the fundamental principle of evolution,
that is, the principle of the develop-
ment of organic and inorganic material
with ‘‘increasing organization and
complexity.’’ These laws of science are

known as the Laws of Theromo-
dynamics.

‘Evolution is not so much a science
as it is a philosophy or an attitude of
mind.’’ It requires as much faith if not
more than the belief in creation. The
one stems from the innermost recesses
of man, the other is God given.
“Through faith (which is the gift of
God) we understand that the worlds
were framed by the word of God, so
that things which are seen were not
made of things which do appear.’”’
Hebrews 11:3. The key issue is not
evolution versus creation, but rather
man versus God. If man is supreme
then his theory is the most plausible
account of the origin of species. Then
life is just a biological process and man
is only living for the sake of living and
no more.

However if God is supreme then He
and not man is the sum of all things. If
God did create the world, then there
must be a purpose for the existence of
all things. What is that purpose? That
God may be glorified, honoured and
revered by everyone. Are we not
overawed by the beauty and comp-
plexity of nature? Yet mankind will not
acknowledge God as King and
Creator. May He open our eyes to see
and give us spiritual understanding
that we may recognize Him as the sum
of all things.

Sincerely,
Bill der Boer