On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:04:42 -0500 "Howard J. Van Till"
<hvantill@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Here's a suggestion for Christians: Do whatever is necessary to get
> the
> zealous preachers of ID and YEC to discontinue their aiding the
> cause of
> maximal naturalism by their agreement with people like Dawkins when
> he
> preaches that evolution implies atheism.
>
>
> hvt
>
But Howard, why would they cease when this is their bread and butter? If
they tell the truth, they'll lose their support. Misrepresentation to the
misguided and misinformed is their only source of support, for they
eschew an appeal to a specific interpretation of scripture.
I get the feeling that Dawkins and his ilk tout materialism because of
philosophical naivete. They don't know that materialism is metaphysics
and is neither supported nor denied by empirical evidence. The same
restriction holds for other metaphysical doctrines. This has been
explained to Johnson repeatedly, and other leaders of ID have advanced
degrees in philosophy. So a lack of understanding does not seem to be the
basis for their claims.
Dave
Received on Wed Mar 10 21:09:04 2004
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