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6ppc: “on the other side we have the religious luddites who refuse to accept any scientific theory that doesn’t agree with the bible.”

I don’t contest that these people exist but they differ very little from the Darwinian Atheist who cannot accept any theory that doesn’t align with Darwinism. These proponents have equated Science to Atheism and have set up “rules” in academia that no serious scientist can believe in a Creator.

I don’t contest that these people exist but they differ very little from the Darwinian Atheist who cannot accept any theory that doesn’t align with Darwinism.

The people you are speaking of are among the unreasonable people I abhor. True, they are not "luddites" in the true sense of the word, but they are dogmatists. They profess to be anti-religion, but in reality they have substituted atheism for religion. I see little difference between them and religious fanatics.

I happen to believe the theory of evolution is essentially correct. I believe we do not yet understand all of the details, but the theory fits the observed facts. I do not have a problem if you wish to believe otherwise, but I DO have a problem when you propose to teach a theory (ID) that does not observe scientific principles and does not fit the observed facts.

This obsession with imposing religious doctrine on science is damaging our educational system. We are falling behind in science and engineering, and arguing about evolution vs. the bible is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

The same comment applies to the obsession about climate change. Rather than developing reliable alternatives to oil, such as building nuclear power plants and viable battery technology, our government decides to subsidize converting food to fuel while preventing us from obtaining the oil we need (ANWR and offshore) to tide us over until the new technology is available...all because of the enviro-luddites.

I've gotten on a bit of a rant here, and I apologize, but I'm disgusted at how both extremes are leading us into the abyss. I believe in common sense (or as a local radio host says, un-common sense, since common sense is not very common).