I thought we were discussing creation and evolution co-existing. Did this thread change to religion in science class someplace?
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nope, intelligent design is very different. If you're going to discuss > the issue, at least make sure you've got the terms correct. Otherwise > you're just embarrassing yourself. > > From wikipedia: > Intelligent design is the assertion that "certain features of the > universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent > cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection."[1][2] It > is a modern form of the traditional teleological argument for the > existence of God, but one which avoids specifying the nature or > identity of the designer.[3] The idea was developed by a group of > American creationists who reformulated their argument in the > creationevolution controversy to circumvent court rulings that > prohibit the teaching of creationism as science.[4][5][6] Intelligent > design's leading proponents all of whom are associated with the > Discovery Institute, a politically conservative think tank[7][8] > believe the designer to be the God of Christianity.[9][10] > > Theistic Evolution: > Theistic evolution and evolutionary creationism are similar concepts > that assert that classical religious teachings about God are > compatible with the modern scientific understanding about biological > evolution. In short, theistic evolutionists believe that there is a > God, that God is the creator of the material universe and (by > consequence) all life within, and that biological evolution is simply > a natural process within that creation. Evolution, according to this > view, is simply a tool that God employed to develop human life. > > Theistic evolution is not a theory in the scientific sense, but a > particular view about how the science of evolution relates to > religious belief and interpretation. Theistic evolution supporters can > be seen as one of the groups who reject the conflict thesis regarding > the relationship between religion and science that is, they hold > that religious teachings about creation and scientific theories of > evolution need not contradict. In describing early proponents of this > viewpoint, it is sometimes described as Christian Darwinism. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315599 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
