TAS Live
The Little Engine That Could…Undo Darwinism
Unlike President Bush, the critics of Intelligent Design theory can't accept that its proponents are making scientific, fact-based arguments.
(Page 6 of 6)
It is precisely because intelligent design relies upon scientific methods and evidence that it is regarded by the materialists as so extraordinarily dangerous. It threatens to allow religion to escape from the ghetto assigned to it by the dominant 19th- and 20th-century materialism. It actually claims to be true, on the same level that all science claims to be true.
If intelligent design makes good its claims, it might change the definition of science. It might change the assumptions on which we conduct our public discourse and education. It might change conceptions about whether there is an objective moral order. It might help open minds that would otherwise be closed.
It might be true, and be able to prove it.
Letter to the Editor View all comments (23) | Leave a comment
Related Articles
More Articles by Dan Peterson
More Articles From TAS Live
http://spectator.org/archives/2005/08/05/the-little-engine-that-couldun
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
Current Issue
- Of Wizards and Weapons
- The (Real) Great Divide
- Downton’s Class System — and Ours
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
Tom Roncarelli| 12.15.08 @ 4:47PM
Great article about the truth!...Genesis rules!..simply because the King of Kings predestined it to be thus!...To the Father's Glory!
Romans 1:20
Dan, many thanks for your plain speaking, much of which I completely agree with.
Ken Malley | 3.5.09 @ 1:37AM
I can't understand how anyone can study micro biology and see the complexity and still entertain any belief in evolution. It is time the whole dishonest claims blew up into full public debate and outrage at what our children have been taught and the damage it has done, depression hopelesness leading to all types of crime.
htreh| 2.21.10 @ 9:27PM
Tod Converter