- Over at WorldViews I learned about a great piece by David Klinghoffer posted at The Seattle Times
- Wrote Jones, “[M]any of the leading proponents of ID make a bedrock assumption which is utterly false. Their presupposition is that evolutionary theory is antithetical to a belief in the existence of a supreme being and to religion in general. Repeatedly in this trial, [p]laintiffs’ scientific experts testified that thetheory of evolution… in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator.”
- As a matter of fact, Jones is wrong. Darwinism is indeed “antithetical to a belief in the existence of a supreme being and to religion in general.” There are three reasons for this, and you don’t have to be a theologian to grasp the point.
The three basic reasons he cites are these:
- Not all Darwinists, including the most famous and admired, share Judge Jones’ view that Darwin and God may coexist peacefully.
- Darwinism and religious faith begin from antithetical metaphysical assumptions.
- Thinkers who have tried to assert the compatibility of God and Darwin invariably end up changing the meaning of one or the other.