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Delighted to have something nourishing to chew on. I have been tasting the paste of a wannabe libertarian on another thread today and am hungry.
Two thoughts -
The notion of religion as subjective misses the mark. Religion is a construct, an edifice through which spiritually minded folk share their common convictions. This is to differentiate religion from a (personal) relationship with God. Religion is never subjective. It is as objective as the church down the street. It is manifest.
My relationship with Christ, however, is intensely personal and subjective. I cannot objectively prove that this relationship even exists. I can, however, stand on it absolutely and accept it as the unequivocal Truth in my life, before which all other truth must stand or fall.
This leads to my second thought on this wonderful article.

The Darwinian notion that all behaviors can be explained as of evolutionary advantage else they would not exist, forgets that a full 99% of all species are extinct. I dare say it was not their evolutionary advantage that led to their downfall. Rape, it could be better argued, is an evolutionary flaw producing the harshest treatment of those cursed with its predisposition.
Jesus taught us that we, His followers, will always be at war with the world. It is simply our willingness to stand in the breech and demand Truth over truth that expresses the God who lives within us. His is the victory. There is no other.

Thanks for the ping, BB!

As you (and A-G) know, I am both a physical scientist and a Christian who believes that all that is was created by God. I was mentally preparing a statement for this thread when I read this:

"My relationship with Christ, however, is intensely personal and subjective. I cannot objectively prove that this relationship even exists. I can, however, stand on it absolutely and accept it as the unequivocal Truth in my life, before which all other truth must stand or fall."

beautiful and apropos proclamation by Amos the Prophet.

It is so fitting that, Amos, I hope you wil permit me to adopt (and adapt) it to describe my own position.

Thanks to you both!

Jesus taught us that we, His followers, will always be at war with the world. It is simply our willingness to stand in the breech and demand Truth over truth that expresses the God who lives within us. His is the victory. There is no other.

Amen, dear Amos. This is the "unpleasant truth" that utopians and doctrinalists of all persuasions would most dearly love to ignore. But they simply can't, at least not in the long run. To fall afoul of that truth is to set oneself up for the day when the Truth "bites one on the butt." So to speak.

Man did not make this world, nor give it its rules. God did. And we cannot evade our accountability to Him for the "truth" of the way we live.

Thank you so much for writing, Amos!