Richard Dougherty wrote:
Ed: I take it that Frank's point (he will correct me if I'm wrong, I hope) is that saying that some religious people acccept evolution does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that therefore there is no instrinsic incompatibility. The most one can say is that these people do not see any instrinsic incompatibility. No? No. The most that anyone can say is that evolution either conflicts or does not conflict with their religious views, not that evolution conflicts or does not conflict with "religious views" in general. Evolution is not incompatible with theism, it is only incompatible with some specific theistic viewpoints. Thus, there is no inherent conflict between evolution and religion, but only between evolution and those few specific religious viewpoints. Those who argue that those who find them compatible are wrong are really only saying that the other person's religious views are wrong. The website takes no position on the question of whose views are right and wrong, it merely notes that some religious views are compatible with evolution and some are not. Ed Brayton |
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