The Dark Ages refer to a period of time when the biblical texts fell into disuse. If you want dark ages then turn intelligent design into a mystical, incredible, supernatural, miraculous thing, even though the intelligible universe is replete with organized matter that performs specific functions, which in turn happens to be the ultimate goal of intelligent design.
There is indeed a party of dark age beliefs, namely the party of dogmatic evolutionists who use the law to protect their philosophy from public scrutiny.
"The Dark Ages refer to a period of time when the biblical texts fell into disuse. If you want dark ages then turn intelligent design into a mystical, incredible, supernatural, miraculous thing, even though the intelligible universe is replete with organized matter that performs specific functions, which in turn happens to be the ultimate goal of intelligent design."
But, scholars have taught forever on the wonders of the Holy Spirit within the human community. Our capacity to transcend ourselves to become more, to search for more and to know more is an integral part of that Spirit. Theology has accepted science as one of the leading edges of living life in the Spirit. So, it strikes me as ludicrous, when someone speaks from a faith based concept to try and reverse a commonly held scientific belief. Let science debate science. We no longer use the Bible to decide economic principles in relation to the charging of interest.
For years faith has operated under the umbrella of our own notion of salvation history. I have no doubt that our Creator God has always been and remains a part of our spiritual quest. This ID nonsense is a man made creation without biblical foundation. It is a vanity work by people who would be better advised to reflect on the Word as it has been given to us.