The Gospel according to Darwin

National Review Online ^ | February 12, 2007 1:30 PM | John G. West

[sgtbono2002]

Its a bit hard to understand how people who can except the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, the basis for Christianity and yet cannot accept creationism.For non-Christians it may not be a problem.

[narby]

There is scant reporting on the anti-religious zeal with which many atheists promote Darwinism.

Yawn.

I fell asleep there....

[LtdGovt]

There is empirical evidence contradicting the idea of creationism, while there is no evidence that contradicts the story of Jesus.

[USMMA_83]

It's not science. We don't live in the dark ages. The West came out of the dark ages when we entered the Age of Reason. You and your cohorts obviously missed that. Pitiful!

[My GOP]

"Its a bit hard to understand how people who can except the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, the basis for Christianity and yet cannot accept creationism."

Actually, the position of the Catholic church does not challenge evolution or the big bang. Do a search of Pope John Paul II and evolution.

[GSlob]

"Darwin Day celebrations are fascinating... "
On Darwin Day the Darwin awards are announced, with full citations. Of course, it is fascinating to know that someone else was an ever bigger idiot than one is oneself. It is highly pleasurable, and instructive. I always look forward to Darwin Day celebrations.

[narby]

Its a bit hard to understand how people who can except the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, the basis for Christianity and yet cannot accept creationism.

I was taught at the Falls Creek Baptist church camp in Oklahoma sometime around 1970 that there was no conflict between Genesis and science. No conflict between the bible and evolution.

Then came the "creation science" movement in the 1980's, and my respect for Christianity started downhill.

So was my church correct in 1970? Or correct today? Either way, the leadership of the church had it totally wrong at some time.

[dan1123]

Evolutionists are so funny. They argue fervently for their religion while vehemently denying their religion exists.

[USMMA_83]

Yawn...I'm Jewish...your creation stroy is just that. Please don't pass that on as some scientific theory.

[A. Pole]

Darwin Day celebrations are fascinating

Hmm, isn't it in conflict with Celebration of Diversity? What Darwin was thinking about survival rate of gays?

[Tim Long]

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[narby]

From the article: Darwin Day celebrations provide an eye-opening glimpse into the world of grassroots Darwinian fundamentalism, an alternate reality where atheism is the conventional wisdom and where traditional religious believers are viewed with suspicion if not paranoia.

I visted the web site at www.darwinday.org, and I didn't see any anti-christian or anti-muslim (they're creationists too, you know) bashing whatever. There's some intolerance going on here, and I don't think it's the scientists who are intolerant of faith, but it's faithful people being intolerant of science.

It's a bit like watching the Israeli Palestinian food fight. The Israelis are tolerant of Arab "Palestinians", even having some in their Parliament. While the Palestinians refuse to tolerate Jews in their midst, and have no functioning Parliament.

I am intolerant of intolerance, and it's the creationists attacking science who are on the wrong side of this issue.

[narby]

Evolutionists are so funny. They argue fervently for their religion while vehemently denying their religion exists.

Creationists are funny. Being immersed in a religion allows them to view everything else as just another religion to compete with.

Kind of like my Southern Baptist grandmother and her attitude about Catholics.

[dan1123]

You seem tired. Maybe you shouldn't skip naptime. Now go back and play with the other preschoolers.

[xzins]

Religions come in all shapes and sizes. Darwin Day is a day for a "long dead guy" by his followers.

There will be rituals performed, texts read, dreams forecast, and community feeds.

And the transfiguration will have Dawkins alongside Darwin and Carl Sagan and Obi Wan.

May the farce be with you.

[canuck_conservative]

But if Darwinists have the right to be debated based on evidence, not motives, then scientists who are supportive of alternatives to Darwin’s theory such as intelligent design should have the right to expect the same treatment.

OK, let's see their evidence - if any - of ID.

[eleni121]

That's the operative word for evos: Funny.

Like characters in the funnies/comics they jump to conclusions, create false assumptions, never attempt alternative hypotheses, beat up on Darwin doubters and are intolerant towards dissenting views all while passing it all off as "science"

Hilarious.

[Tim Long]

Too funny. I'd throw in Eugenie Scott as a Marian apparition. : )

[CptRepublican]

Funny how Darwins evolution has seemed to stop. Since the modern man has been around for 25000 years but where are the monkeys that are in the middle of evolution, half human half ape? Last time I checked there were not any talking monkeys around. Also wouldn't the gay people have died off by now. I think the provincetown birth rate is about zero. I group that can't reproduce should be gone according to darwin or some of them should be (an not artificially) switching to female or male to maintain the populat ion like some frogs do. BTW where are all the fossils for the different stages of development. I have only ever seen artist interpretations. Plus Darwin was a die hard Christain. He never denied creationism.