[cvq3842]

Interesting article.

I personally never saw a conflict between the theory of evolution and my religious faith, as I understand them both. But it is possible that some of the Darwinists are adopting their own "blind faith approach" to any questions about evolution. Scientific method requires constant collection of new information and questioning of prior assumptions. Evolution is not like, say, the "theory of gravity," which can be expressed in relatively simple mathematical formulas and which can accurately PREDICT future events. I say, keep studying with no preconceived notaions and let the chips fall where they may. But the question of how this is taught is indeed important. I don't have all the answers.

[RadioAstronomer]

Evolution is not like, say, the "theory of gravity," which can be expressed in relatively simple mathematical formulas and which can accurately PREDICT future events.

I disagree. The theory of gravity is no more "correct" than the theory of evolution.

ID and creationism are not science and should not be tought as such, no matter how you try to repackage it.

[Publius6961]

They called it "teach the controversy," and that's become the institute's rallying cry as a leader in the latest efforts to raise doubts about Darwin in school.

It didn't take long for the writer's bias to emerge in an article which starts out seemingly neutral.

I avoid the evo-creationist debate like a root canal, since it's silly competition of warring "faiths"; a fool's errand.

I retire with just one question: is it "forbidden" to "raise doubts" about any theory that can not, up to now, be shown to be "certain"?
If it is forbidden, why?

[Wonder Warthog]

"Evolution is not like, say, the "theory of gravity," which can be expressed in relatively simple mathematical formulas and which can accurately PREDICT future events"

Half right----evolution can't be expressed in "relatively simple mathematical formulas" (but neither can most of the OTHER interactions of biology)---however, evolution CAN (and has) successfully predicted a number of things--like the development of insectide resistance among insect populations, and the development of antibiotic resistance by bacteria.

[LauraleeBraswell]

My mother believes that Adam and Eve were the first of modern man. The theories work. How do we know how long 7 days is. 7 days could be 7 billion years. What is 6 days to God?

[RobbyS]

Like most of us, they hate to explain their premises and try to lay them on some foundation other than the authority of others. But evoltuonism, which is not quite the same thing as the idea of evolution, rests upon the notion that matter is somehow self-organizing, more or less in the way that our individual minds organize our nature over time. So they replace the idea of God with a "force."

[FastCoyote]

"Darwinists are adopting their own "blind faith approach" to any questions about evolution. "

Rephrased: Darwinists AND Creationists are adopting their own "blind faith approach" to any questions about evolution.

There is no reason to reject the notion that evolution is a mechanism of God's creation.