The author is basically saying, "life is better with religon as a moral basis than neo-Darwinism" because there are no moral absolutes if they are Man-made.
> The author is basically saying, "life is better with religon as a moral basis than neo-Darwinism"
Too bad it's a false dichotomy.
"Life is better with religon as a moral basis than Relativity."
"Life is better with religon as a moral basis than quantum mechanics."
Basically, what the author is arguing is that science should be dispensed with, especially when it presents a problem for religious ideology.