| The futile, but never-ending debate over
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| | ecclesiastical authorities (though much
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| which account of human origins may or may
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| | of that came later). Are we really to
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| not be taught in public schools, drones
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| | believe the implicate of the claim above,
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| on yet again. Most American Christians
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| | namely, that no real science occured
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| continue to fight the less-than-good
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| | until after 1830 because most of the guys
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| fight, oblivious to the fairly obvious
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| | doing "science" at the time were really
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| point that the Bible commands God's
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| | just doing "religion disguised as
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| people, "Do not be yoked together with
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| | science?" Isaac Newton even wrote a book
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| unbelievers." This clearly requires
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| | on Bible prophecy. Does that make him a
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| Christians to avoid having their children
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| | "non-scientific quack?" Of course
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| taught by pagans -- meaning that God
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| | not.Fourth, if such persons as the
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| requires them to avoid sending their
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| | claimant who says, "Intelligent design is
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| children to public schools. This is a
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| | religion," fail to offer a cogent
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| sinful, but common, practice among
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| | defintion of what religion is, then his
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| baptized households.So then, having said
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| | claim falters as an entirely arbitrary
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| our mind on the subject, we move onto the
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| | indictment. On the other hand, if any of
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| questions of logic as they pop up in the
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| | these yokels ever actually get around to
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| debate. Several of the proponents of Mr.
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| | offering a definition of "religion," it
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| Darwin's views have recently alleged that
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| | will inherently entangle them in real
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| the doctrine of intelligent design ought
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| | problems, since many features of
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| not be taught in public schools because
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| | "religion" also show up in evolutionary
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| it presents an inherently "religious"
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| | views.For instance,1. Evolutionary
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| view. Several ways to nullify the
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| | biology depends on the grand miracles of
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| intended effectiveness of this claim come
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| | the "Big Bang" and "abiogenesis," and
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| to mind.First, we should like to note
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| | other miraculous leaps from one kind of
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| that no consensus exists among
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| | thing to another -- which have not been
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| philosophers as to how one might
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| | observed.2. Evolutionary cosmology (as
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| distinguish a religion from a philosophy.
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| | taught in astronomy courses everywhere)
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| Some would accept the claim that
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| | forms an entire worldview, a required way
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| religions come with rituals or
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| | of looking at the world through the
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| ceremonies, while philosophies do not.
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| | lenses of naturalistic, subtle change as
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| But variants of ancient Orphism,
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| | the ultimate cause of everything.3.
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| Pythagoreanism and Neo-Platonism come
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| | Evolutionary biology has major tenets --
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| with mystical symbols and opaque rituals
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| | adaptation, natural selection,
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| -- some of which symbols were taken up by
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| | micromutation, survival of the fittest,
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| later forms of Kabbala -- and these
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| | etc.4. Evolutionary biology requires
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| ancient views are usually construed as
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| | beliefs in what cannot and have not been
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| philosophies, not religions. And, quite
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| | observed - the unseen. This is why
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| curiously, one of the more interesting
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| | evolutionary literature contains the
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| philosophies of the ancient world, taught
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| | ubiquitous refrain -- "we cannot observe
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| by one "Anaximander" (ca. 550 B.C.),
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| | evolution happening today because it
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| contained most of the central postulates
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| | occurs so slowly."5. Those communities
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| native to the views of a certain -- you
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| | which regard it as true employ a unique
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| guessed it -- "Charlie Darwin."Second,
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| | vocabulary to express those beliefs.6.
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| "religions" are person-relative. This
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| | Evolutionary biology and cosmology imply
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| means that no particular view (by itself)
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| | certain answers -- and logically forbid
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| may properly count as "religion," since
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| | others -- to the grand questions of life,
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| what one does or does not DO WITH THE
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| | "What kind of world is this?"
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| BELIEFS in question has an important
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| | (metaphysics), "How do we know what we
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| bearing on the point at hand. If no
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| | know?" (epistemology), "What is the
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| ceremony or ritual of any kind attends
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| | nature of humanity?" (philosophical or
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| the view in question, this makes it hard
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| | religious anthropology), "What is proper
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| to justify the "religion" claim. For
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| | human behavior?" (ethics), etc., etc.
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| [counter-] instance, Aristotle believed
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| | Thus, by any defintion of religion I can
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| in "intelligent design," but very few
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| | imagine, if "intelligent design" counts
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| would call his worldview "religious,"
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| | as religion, how much more will
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| though his ideas do tend to show up in
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| | evolutionary views be painted with the
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| university philosophy courses quite a
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| | same brush?So it seems appropriate here
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| bit. Also, many of the French
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| | to finish our answer to the original
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| "Enlightment" Deists were quite arguably
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| | question with a phrase from a game
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| nonreligious -- if not irreligious --
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| | traditionally beloved by
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| persons, even though they affirmed
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| | mathematicians:"Check mate."Carson Day
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| "intelligent design."Third -- and we need
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| | has written some 1.3 gazillion articles
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| to keep beating this drum -- almost every
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| | and essays on all manner of topics. These
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| scientist prior to 1830 believed in
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| | aim to glorify God and offer people real
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| intelligent design. And the majority of
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| | help to live wisely and well. You can
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| scientists kept believing in it until
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| | visit Carson's websites at (The
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| around 1870 or so. When Darwin published
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| | Omniblog, where Carson blogs everything)
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| his "Origin of Species" (1859), he met
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| | or (Carson's Day Trading Outpost).
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| with his hottest disputes from other
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| | Thanks for stopping by.
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| scientists like Robert Owen, not from
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