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To: ryan71

So basically that is a "yes" evangelical conservatives or anybody else who insists, despite evidence to the contrary, the bible is literally word for word true must become hostile to science.


But it does not help for science to become hostile back. Scientists need to recognize the combination of sincerity and fear behind the anti-science movement and act appropriately - by stressing that science doesn't claim to know how life originated and that nothing in science exclude the possibility of intelligent design.

On the other hand you don't compromise on know facts like the earth being billions of years old and more complex life evolving from simpler life.


9 posted on 10/28/2005 3:46:14 PM PDT by gondramB
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But it does not help for science to become hostile back. Scientists need to recognize the combination of sincerity and fear behind the anti-science movement and act appropriately - by stressing that science doesn't claim to know how life originated and that nothing in science exclude the possibility of intelligent design.

Sure it does. Genomic evidence strongly supports common descent, and shows features that are hard to reconcile with design, intelligent, or otherwise.

Science is also discovering more and more about how life originated.

12 posted on 10/28/2005 3:49:55 PM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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