My point re Mr. LeTourneu, is that in real life, it wouldn’t stop any progress in the world if there are such gaps.
A person who absolutely rejects Darwin’s racist book (”The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life”) can still be the researcher that finds the ultimate cure for cancer. A Creationist can be the one who engineers the way to Mars. A biblical literalist (A Genesis literalist) can be the one who develops the next generation of systems that defend our nation against our enemies.
All progress depends on what happens NOW, currently observable in laboratories and testing facilities. What works NOW is what is important.
My point re Mr. LeTourneu, is that in real life, it wouldn’t stop any progress in the world if there are such gaps.
A person who absolutely rejects Darwin’s racist book (”The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life”) can still be the researcher that finds the ultimate cure for cancer. A Creationist can be the one who engineers the way to Mars. A biblical literalist (A Genesis literalist) can be the one who develops the next generation of systems that defend our nation against our enemies.
All progress depends on what happens NOW, currently observable in laboratories and testing facilities. What works NOW is what is important.
I don't see how your statements (which I agree with) refute the "gaps in knowledge" argument.
Lack of knowledge of evolution does not preclude achievement, even great achievement. Neither does belief in ID or belief in God.
Teaching ID as scientific theory is like teaching laying on of hands as a metallurgical improvement method.