Re: Evolution is alive and well
Moorad Alexanian (alexanian@UNCWIL.EDU)
Fri, 09 Oct 1998 11:35:10 -0500 (EST)
At 08:05 AM 10/9/98 -0400, George Murphy wrote:
>Glenn R. Morton wrote:
>>
>> >In a message dated 10/7/98 Terry Gray wrote:
>> >
>> ><<I've been amazed over the past few years when I've heard people prophecy
>> >about the immenent demise of evolutionary theory as a credible scientific
>> >theory. My own assessment is that evolutionary theory is alive and well
>> >and in better shape than ever. How we can possibly come to such different
>> >viewpoints is one of those mysteries of human intercourse..
>>
>> I agree with Terry that the common (and long standing) claim by
>> anti-evolutionists that evolution is about to go belly up is wrong.
>> Christians have been self-deluding themselves about this for a long time.
>
> Glenn's phrase "self-deluding" is a simple & I think correct answer to
Terry's
>question. Christian anti-evolutionists want so badly for evolution to be
false, a
>desire generally formed before any scientific evidence is considered, that
they will
>seize upon any discrepancy or unsolved problem as a sign of _The Twilight
of Evolution_.
>& of course there are _some_ discrepancies & problems because both theory &
observation
>are still in process. While scientific evidence should not be ignored in
discussions
>with such folk, the most basic need is honest discussion of theological
presuppositions.
> For if someone's religious beliefs precludes the possibility that
evolution _might_ be
>true, scientific evidence will always be interpreted consistently with that
view.
>
>George L. Murphy
>gmurphy@raex.com
>http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
Christians ought to realize that evolutionary theory cannot be proven false
since it cannot be falsified. The evolutionists are correct in attempting to
treat the question of origins as a scientific question. However, the latter
is not at all obvious.
Moorad