Re: Behe, Dennett, Haig debate at Notre Dame

Gordon Simons (simons@stat.unc.edu)
Wed, 7 May 1997 10:40:21 -0400 (EDT)

Terry Gray wrote concerning Behe's book:

SNIP "And that's how the evangelical press is reacting to this book--Aha!
Finally we have a reason to not accept evolution that's derived from other
than Scientific Creationist arguments. When is Christianity Today and
World going to publish a list of the technical reviews that argue against
Behe's book so that the Christian public isn't duped into thinking that
the scientific community has been caught wearing the emporer's new
clothes."

So why not (rather than calling Mike a "lunatic," as you did in the same
posting, albeit in a qualified sense) put your hand to pen and write
something suitable for _Christianity Today_ and _World_ which explains, in
relatively simple English, the shortcomings of Behe's approach. It clearly
needs to be done. And if it is to be done at all, it needs to be done by a
thoughtful, well-informed evangelical Christian such as yourself. It is
unreasonable to expect most Christians to be impressed by a "a list of
technical reviews." While some such reviews have been written in a
thoughtful manner, others have been written in a derisive and dismissive
style. Many Christians come to the issue with a basic doubt about
evolution. They need to hear from Christians, not from a list of haughty
scientists.

Gordon Simons