Dan Agin: Nicholas Wade, Wadeian Evolution, and Twisted Knickers

At the outset, let me put my cards on the table. Creationism and Intelligent Design are junk science bunk and will not be mentioned again in this essay.

[nina]

darwin's theory applies to biology

it doesn't apply to social structure and organization

there isn't any natural selection that applies to cultural forces

[JJJ]

no natural selection
no evolution

[Kong_]

JJJ wrote:

no natural selection
no evolution

J3: Your alternative?

[JJJ]

GOd

[Kong_]

JJJ wrote:

GOd

Not a problem. Many, MANY (Most?) people who promote the Theory of Evolution also believe in a deity. Take for example the signers of "The Clergy Letter Project":

"We the undersigned, Christian clergy from many different traditions, believe that the timeless truths of the Bible and the discoveries of modern science may comfortably coexist. We believe that the theory of evolution is a foundational scientific truth, one that has stood up to rigorous scrutiny and upon which much of human knowledge and achievement rests. To reject this truth or to treat it as “one theory among others” is to deliberately embrace scientific ignorance and transmit such ignorance to our children. We believe that among God’s good gifts are human minds capable of critical thought and that the failure to fully employ this gift is a rejection of the will of our Creator. To argue that God’s loving plan of salvation for humanity precludes the full employment of the God-given faculty of reason is to attempt to limit God, an act of hubris. We urge school board members to preserve the integrity of the science curriculum by affirming the teaching of the theory of evolution as a core component of human knowledge. We ask that science remain science and that religion remain religion, two very different, but complementary, forms of truth."

(Signed by over 12,000 Christian Clergy)

http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/Christian...

Also see:

http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/VirtualDat...

Reasons to Believe--a Christian ministry supporting the old-Earth viewpoint. Dr. Hugh Ross, the founder and head of the ministry, holds a PhD in Astronomy. The ministry supports an accurate interpretation of the Bible while also supportive of science as a tool to study God's creation.

www.reasons.org

American Scientific Affiliation (ASA)--an umbrella organization of Christians in many different areas of the sciences. Most of the members hold an old-Earth view, though membership is open to anyone supporting their positional statement. This website has numerous resources on theology and Bible-science issues.

www.asa3.org

Affiliation of Christian Geologists (ACG)--an organization of Geologists who are Christians. The ACG is affiliated with the ASA (above).

www.wheaton.edu/acg

Lord I Believe--a site maintained by Hill Roberts, a self-professed conservative Christian and a Physicist. There is a wealth of information, including presentations on the interpretation of Genesis chapters 1-3, a resource list of apologetics ministries, etc.

http://LordIBelieve.org

A review of Phillip Henry Gosse's Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot, in which fiat creation with the appearance of age is suggested. Reviewed by Rev. John W. Burgeson.

http://www.burgy.50megs.com/omphalos.htm