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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does "There are many very outstanding members of this academy..." mean...?

Does "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who are very religious people, people who believe in evolution" mean "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who both believe in religion and in evolution"?

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NAS president Bruce Alberts said: “There are many very outstanding members of this academy who are very
religious people, people who believe in evolution, many of them biologists.” Our survey suggests otherwise.
  

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NL888 Does "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who are very religious people, people who believe in evolution" mean "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who both believe both in religion and in evolution"? Yes.

  • NL888 Does "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who are very religious people, people who believe in evolution" mean "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who both believe both in religion and in evolution"?
  • Yes.
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NL888Does "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who are very religious people, people who believe in evolution" mean "There are many very outstanding members of this academy who both believe both in religion and in evolution"?
Yes.

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