[scripter]

Ping.

[general_re]

Espousing a theory known as intelligent design, molecular biologist Michael Behe and others are attempting to forge a synthesis. Often — though inaccurately — described as creationism lite, intelligent design admits that evolution operates under current conditions but emphasizes that Darwin is silent on how those conditions came to be.

Strikingly inaccurate. This makes it sound as though ID is simply an attempt to answer the question of abiogenesis. But when many ID proponents start off with an a priori denial of macroevolution, it quite obviously goes way beyond that.

Beyond that, there's this, which is worth repeating:

The battle between evolutionary biology and faith isn't inevitable. As genome researcher Collins says, "I am unaware of any irreconcilable conflict between scientific knowledge about evolution and the idea of a creator God. Why couldn't God use the mechanism of evolution to create?"

Why, indeed...

[Tribune7]

Wired is often a pretty cool and surprisingly influential magazine.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[AndrewC]

Thanks. Along the Big Bang lines, here is something on a little bang that causes somewhat of a problem. It is one of those "WOW!" things. Physicists Puzzle Over Unexpected Findings In "Little" Big Bang

[PatrickHenry]

Thanks for the ping.