Cardinal backs evolution and "intelligent design"

Reuters - Science ^ | 2005-10-04

[Junior]

He was, but for reasons none of us can fathom. Going back over his last thread, there is nothing in there warranting a banning. The same with SeaLion. Hence the "Special Plea" at the bottom of the post. Pretty much everyone else in the Little Black Box deserved what he or she got, creo and evo alike, but those two were shafted.

[PatrickHenry]

The Grand Master is not without influence in these matters.

[Antonello]

No Happy Freepday to me? -sniff-

And I thought you liked me!

[BikerNYC]

Ha, Darwin Central even controls the Catholic Church!

We've come a long way since the days of Galileo, but the ride has been worth it.

[Junior]

You'll be in the next posting. I do one or two a day, usually.

[11th Commandment]

In the orgins of life debate, I.D. and Evolution are mutually exclusive. What the Cardinal is describing (if you can trust this reporter) is theistic evolution.

[BikerNYC]

I looked at what is listed as his last post and nothing appears unusual. Perhaps the rabble he was talking with in that last thread called in some favors.

[Junior]

Evolution does not speak to the origin of life.

[RightWhale]

Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn gets it. Backwards, but at least his thinking lobe is functioning.

[BikerNYC]

...do not involve yourselves in flame wars. It's getting too ugly, and I'm not sure why the mods aren't putting an end to the rants and ravings, but don't roll in the dirt with the pigs; you get dirty, but the pig likes it.

Do what I say, not what I do.

[js1138]

Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said he could believe both in divine creation and in evolution because one was a question of religion and the other of science, two realms that complimented rather than contradicted each other.

"You're looking good today, science."

"Why thank you. And you too, religion"

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Matchett-PI]

"We've come a long way since the days of Galileo, but the ride has been worth it."

Unlike the metaphysical musings of Aristotle and Darwin, Galileo's science was valid

Too bad the RCC embraced Aristotle's "scientism" rather than Galileo's science

"Origin of man now proved. -- Metaphysics must flourish. - He who understands baboon would do more toward Metaphysics than Locke." --- Darwin, Notebook M, August 16, 1838

[Dimensio]

In the orgins of life debate, I.D. and Evolution are mutually exclusive.

Er, the theory of evolution says nothing whatsoever regarding the origin of life.

[Matchett-PI]

"Er, the theory of evolution says nothing whatsoever regarding the origin of life."

Er, Darwin, himself, said it did:

"Origin of man now proved. -- Metaphysics must flourish. - He who understands baboon would do more toward Metaphysics than Locke." --- Darwin, Notebook M, August 16, 1838

[Junior]

Origin of man != origin of life.

[Varda]

Thanks for posting this. I was surprised that a conservative Cardinal would really support Intelligent Design. Glad to see he doesn't.

[js1138]

Careful, you have approached a black hole.

[Gil4]

"...said he could believe both in divine creation and in evolution..."

Reminds me of he old Lite beer commercial where the "tastes great / less filling arguement ends with some nut interrupting with "I feel very strongly both ways."