<<What I don't understand from creationists is, when you disagree with the
metaphysical conclusions, why do you tend to discard the science? Why not
criticize the metaphysics and let the science stand or fall on its own right
rather than on the basis of how some would overinterpret it?>>
Nothing wrong with that. The data should never be discarded, of course. But it
is not a discarding of the data to avoid reading too much into it.
<<I introduce the philosophy of bilogy to my students using evolution as an
example of the limits of science. In doing so, I try to have them
understand the problem of presuming absolute metaphysical truths on the
basis of scientific information. At least some students are surprised to
learn how they have bought into such thinking and learn that scientific data
never support only one theory. Thus, I try to teach them that it is
intellectually honest to acknowledge that evolutionary data also are
consistent with a theory of intelligent design.>>
Keep up the good work!
Jim