[ConservativeDude]

Excellent post. Thank you. Two things I am quite certain of: 1) materialism is false (ie, it doesn't tell the whole story), 2) the presuppositions of evolutionary scientists color everything they do, and many / most are incapable of even acknowledging that they have presuppositions, let alone are they able to rationally discuss them, and this is a problem.



ps - I stole my very truncated version of that point about naturalism being self-defeating from Alvin Plantinga (you probably know that, already though).

[betty boop]

Two things I am quite certain of: 1) materialism is false (ie, it doesn't tell the whole story), 2) the presuppositions of evolutionary scientists color everything they do, and many / most are incapable of even acknowledging that they have presuppositions, let alone are they able to rationally discuss them, and this is a problem.

Actually, Conservative Dude, this is THE problem (i.e., the lack of acknowledgement of presuppositions, and so the inability to rationally discuss them).

I'm not familiar with Alvin Plantinga, but would like to be. Please may I have the source for his point about naturalism being self-defeating? I so agree with that assessment!

Thanks so much for your kind words!