“Facts by themselves lack context and meaning; a usable theory helps to explain those facts. A good theory explains existing and newly discovered facts, and also allows predictions to be made. The theory of evolution is one of the best supported theories in science.”
Hence the issue that many have with Evolution; the predicated bias displayed when facts or data points having no context of their own are strung together like strings of pearls and presented as the NEW TRUTH of EVOLUTION, whose very existence challenges even the notion of divine origin.
It is one thing to look at evidence and say that it appears that an evolutionary process took place; it is quite another to then make a leap and say because this process has taken place, this proves there is no God!
Now I’m not saying you have made that leap, but there are scores of respected Darwinists who do make that leap who go on to champion political and social views that make Communists and Nazi’s look like pious churchmen!
Those are the folks I take issue with! I have no real issues with those who view life in all its interesting varieties in a evolutionary context while being careful not to rule out (or RULE IN) a divine role in the origin of total existence! Let the true scientists practice true science not bigoted anti religion with a Darwinian justified
piety!
True, which is why you will never see a statement like that in a biology textbook or in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.
Freedom of religion and freedom of the press means that athesits are allowed to express their personal views in popular outlets, even if they're scientists.
Now I’m not saying you have made that leap, but there are scores of respected Darwinists who do make that leap who go on to champion political and social views that make Communists and Nazi’s look like pious churchmen!
Scores? No. A handful, yes, but they do this on their own time, and they're not allowed to use scientific publications for such preaching.
Those are the folks I take issue with! I have no real issues with those who view life in all its interesting varieties in a evolutionary context while being careful not to rule out (or RULE IN) a divine role in the origin of total existence!
That would be the way 99.9% of evolutionary biologists approach their work. That is also exactly the way pretty much all mainstream biology textbooks approach the subject.