[asa] Four myths about I.D.; four myths about T.E.

    Certain criticisms of Intelligent Design and Theistic Evolution are
frequently recycled. These criticisms arise from common
over-simplifications and misunderstandings of I.D. and T.E. I've written
the following in hopes it will promote more nuanced and accurate
discussions of these views.

Four Common Myths about Intelligent Design
   --Myth #1: Intelligent Design just isn't science.
   --Myth #2: Intelligent Design is a science stopper.
   --Myth #3: Intelligent Design is just creationism in disguise.
   --Myth #4: Intelligent Design has a theology of "god-of-the-gaps"
                   and "episodic deism."

Four Common Myths about Theistic Evolution
   --Myth #1: Theistic evolutionists don't confront atheism.
   --Myth #2: Theistic evolution is essentially deism; it doesn't have
                 God acting as a creator in any meaningful sense.
   --Myth #3: Theistic Evolutionists embrace "methodological
                 naturalism" in science because they don't believe in
                 miracles (or are embarrassed about miracles).
   --Myth #4: Theistic Evolutionists support evolution because they are
                 worried about their jobs or their scientific
                 respectability.

This is a lengthy document, so rather than send it to all by email,
here is a link:
    http://www.calvin.edu/~lhaarsma/IDandTE_FourMyths.doc
Feel free to repost parts of it to this list if you want to discuss
specific parts.

Loren Haarsma

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Received on Mon Jun 30 19:15:46 2008