Okay. So do you broadly accept Darwin's theory as the best, empirically-verified scientific explanation for the origin of species and biological diversity?
I mean "Darwinism" as it is being propagated today.
Where is this "Darwinism" of yours being propagated?
Surely this "Darwinism" you speak of cannot be the same thing as the modern neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution as it is commonly taught in modern biology courses. I have looked at many textbooks on evolutionary biology, and I have yet to see one that claims the universe is a "dead purposeless machine."
No, I see the Darwin's theory same way as Lamarck theory. They were XIX century attempts at explaining life in evolutionary and natural terms.
"I mean 'Darwinism' as it is being propagated today."
Where is this "Darwinism" of yours being propagated?
In media in debate and from mouths of atheists who peddle the idea of random mutation.
Surely this "Darwinism" you speak of cannot be the same thing as the modern neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution as it is commonly taught in modern biology courses.
When you study REAL scientific data, you see concrete amazing discoveries like DNA, retroviruses etc ... You do not see any unifying theory yet.
I have looked at many textbooks on evolutionary biology, and I have yet to see one that claims the universe is a "dead purposeless machine."
Of course not. It would be a give away, don't you think? :)