Re: [asa] New foray by the DiscoverY Institute

Gregory Arago wrote:
  If ASA naturalists would
> acknowledge that ‘natural’ evolution is not the ‘only kind of
> evolution,’ they would then open themselves to the self-limitation of
> their perspectives, something they appear unready or unwilling to do. If
> the social-humanitarian dimension of evolution were recognized and
> discussed, the naturalistic excesses would be much easier to speak about
> and the realities of ‘evolutionary biology’ that are as reliable as
> special relativity would be easier for the average American to swallow.
>

Gregory

If evolution is defined as "the generation of complexity through
mutation and selection" then I think lots of things in various fields of
study evolve:

-stellar
-biological
-social systems
-culture
-behavior in animal groupings
-linguistics
-...

Could you please explain in simple terms what your concern about the use
of natural to include everything that is not supernatural. Somehow I
fail to grasp the reason you are so concerned. I understand that in
various fields of study, words are used with specific specialized
meanings. However, in the kind of discussion we have in this forum, I
fail to understand the problem, especially given the broader definition
that most of us apply to natural.

Dave W

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Received on Mon Dec 24 16:24:47 2007