[Modernman]

I think it's pretty much the same impulse that drives those on the other side of the fence to tout evolution as "proof" that there is no God.

I've never encountered anyone who believes that, to tell you the truth. All of my experiences with teachers and professors on this subject have been pretty God-neutral-they give an explanation of the theory and how it works and don't even discuss how this relates to God.

[r9etb]

I've never encountered anyone who believes that, to tell you the truth.

Well, Richard Dawkins would probably be the best example of one who marries evolutionary theory with an aggressive atheism.

I think if you look up your local "Free Thinkers Society," you'll find a number of people who hold that view.

All of my experiences with teachers and professors on this subject have been pretty God-neutral-they give an explanation of the theory and how it works and don't even discuss how this relates to God.

Well, I think that's a matter of underlying assumptions. There's no need to address God in a lecture, because the underlying assumption is that God plays no role. If you were to scratch beneath the surface, though, I think in some cases you'd get a different response.

[Ogmios]

That is exactly how it should be, and 99% of the time it is, but that 1%, the literalist seem to fixate on and then attack all of science for it, especially evolution.

It is not that evolution is not true, it is the fact that it can't be true or their entire worldview comes apart at the seams. So they grab whatever they think will hold them up.

The real problem is that they think creation science and ID are a rope that will save them, when in fact it's the thickness of a human hair and will soon snap under the weight.

I feel bad for them, when all they can reach for is some sort of pseudo science, and bash real science like they have all the answers, then you know that they are in big trouble.

Yes, They're in big trouble.