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Biologist says evolution, religion can coexist
Lawrence Journal World ^
| 9/8/06
| Kenneth Miller
Posted on 09/09/2006 8:39:07 PM PDT by curiosity
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The following bears repeating:
People of faith are shooting at the wrong target. They should not be shooting at evolution itself, he said...Instead of attacking evolutionary theory, the argument should be against the anti-theistic interpretation of evolution, he said.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:39:10 PM PDT
by
curiosity
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:42:58 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
To: curiosity
There is no other interpretation of evolution except "anti-theistic".
To: Just mythoughts
So you say.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:45:33 PM PDT
by
curiosity
To: curiosity
Nice post.
I'll check back later for the fireworks. :-)
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:46:23 PM PDT
by
Reverend Bob
(That which does not kill us makes us bitter.)
To: curiosity
My personal belief is that God established the framework for evolution to flourish and prosper. How else were all things supposed to move forward?
I firmly believe in God and that God created the methods for science to explain the way things happen so our puny little minds could comprehend some of it. If He hadn't done that, He wouldn't have been a very smart God.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:47:26 PM PDT
by
43north
(7 of 11 living things are insects. This explains liberals and islamofascists.)
To: Just mythoughts
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:48:06 PM PDT
by
Paradox
(The "smarter" the individual, the greater his power of self-delusion.)
To: Just mythoughts
There is no other interpretation of evolution except "anti-theistic".
Not at all.
Science is simply the study of God's universe.
If you look at the writings of early scientists like Kepler and Newton, you'll find deeply-religious men trying to reconcile their discoveries with their faith.
To: 43north
I agree.
Can't we just all agree on Intelligent Design and stop picking the fly poop from the pepper shaker of life? At least it would allow more of us to think about things that actually matter, such as how to explain the concept of "inspiration" to a muslim.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:49:29 PM PDT
by
308MBR
(I'll be back for YOU, Jack, and I'll let the MACHINE speak! That's right. That's right.....)
To: Just mythoughts
No, evolution and faith coexist nicely.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:51:46 PM PDT
by
Buck W.
(If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.)
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To: Paradox
No I am NOT incorrect, the Creator, that created our very souls designed these flesh bodies as temporal houses for a specific age. He by designed gave each individual the freedom to pass through this flesh age making the choice to follow Him or not.
To: 43north
I firmly believe in God and that God created the methods for science to explain the way things happen so our puny little minds could comprehend some of it. If He hadn't done that, He wouldn't have been a very smart God.Certainly doesn't represent a Christian outlook on the subject. Maybe you should do a study of the Bible. "God created man in his image; In the image of God he created him; Male and female he created them." Gen. 1:27.
To: curiosity
People of faith are shooting at the wrong target. They should not be shooting at evolution itself, he said...Instead of attacking evolutionary theory, the argument should be against the anti-theistic interpretation of evolution, he said.
If we were made in God's image, then evolution was guided the from the first life form until now. That seems to contradict evolutionists belief that the process was unguided or random in nature, i.e. that the goal from the very beginning is where we are now.
To: canuck_conservative
Evolution is a theory that by its very nature devalues the Heavenly Father and His creation.
To: Buck W.
"No, evolution and faith coexist nicely."
Ah yes there is much faith "belief in things not seen" in evolution. So much faith there is not room for the Creator.
To: 308MBR
You are correct, sir.
However, I think that the best things to impart to mudslimes (be it at the end of a gun barrel if necessary) are these:
1.) The pursuit of happiness (they seem to know nothing of this concept).
2.) Live and let live (ditto).
Should they not agree to these simple concepts it is our duty to continue killing lots of them until the remainder "get it".
Where are Black Jack Pershing and George Patton when we need them?
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:58:06 PM PDT
by
43north
(7 of 11 living things are insects. This explains liberals and islamofascists.)
To: Just mythoughts; StJacques; jwalsh07; Miss Marple
There is no other interpretation of evolution except "anti-theistic" Some smart Catholics on this very forum, have explained to me, that science can never capture the essence of God, and his plan, and his doings, no matter what science might find. The mystery is eternal, as is the mystery of what lifts the spirit. (I might have that wrong; that is this pagan's take on it.) Food for thought for this near atheist. What resonates for me in particular, is that one should be more aware of what one does not know, as opposed to making erroneous tacit assumptions about what one knows. Most of us think we know more than we really do. That is in our genes. It may be a good survival mechanism, but it may not be the road to truth.
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09/09/2006 8:58:09 PM PDT
by
Torie
To: curiosity
In the end, there is "No Final Conflict" between truths. In this case, honest people can agree on a "uniformity of natural causes." The conflict is whether cause and effect is a closed system (which is really what the Evolutionists believe) or an open system (as Christians believe). Natural selection is a demonstated reality, but whether it gave rise to the Universe and Adam are another story. The Evolutionists take the uniformity of natural causes as a closed system as an article of faith, using only the evidence of natural selection as their "proof."
As such, it is a belief system, even a religion. Natural selection is one thing. A Closed Nature is a leap of faith.
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posted on
09/09/2006 8:59:36 PM PDT
by
Prospero
(Ad Astra!)
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