RE: Scientific theories simply don’t address morality. That’s the turf of philosophers and theologians
Yes, but in a sense, we are all philosophers and theologians to varied degrees. We might not want to Philosophize, but the implications of accepting a theory are still there.
If we take the premise of Darwinism to its logical conclusion, we are simply products of materialistic chance and our fate is similar to every single materialistic object in the universe.
If so, and if true, any moral code we adhere to, even the Golden Rule is simply a personal preference built into us by the process of natural selection. I don’t see how, if Darwinism is true, Mother Theresa is morally superior to Stalin.
I don't see it that way. Trying to reconcile every aspect of the physical world with every aspect of the spiritual, for example the Bible, requires extreme logical contortions.
To me it also cheapens faith to say it can be understood empirically.
Why can't an all powerful god use a naturally occurring organism as the vessel for a soul?