[spirited irish]

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Thank you so much for this outstanding essay!

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"...As a scientific theory, Darwinism would have been jettisoned long ago. The point, however, is that the doctrine of evolution has swept the world, not on the strength of its scientific merits, but precisely in its capacity as a Gnostic myth. It affirms, in effect, that living things created themselves, which is in essence a metaphysical claim....Thus...evolutionism is a metaphysical doctrine decked out in scientific garb....it is a scientistic myth....

Exactly so! Wolfgang Smith really nails it here. "That living things created themselves" is certainly a metaphysical claim. Certainly such a thing has never been observed. The claim seeks to obviate the problem of First Cause — it's just a dodge.

Thank you so very much for posting this excellent article, spirited irish!