Why Christians Attack Evolution

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The masters of evolution pulled a type of bait and switch on you.

The stuff of real science we do every day- we change a part in a machine, we test it, we take data, we review what we did (have you noticed the repeated word, "We").
Has been re-defined as evolution.

Doing this (using the same word as their theory is called, gives a blending /fogging to the information in the little box of the mind labeled "origins" ).
Brilliant strategy though.
Has worked marvelously.

By the way, on David Berlinski, yeah his phd is philosophy, but he is a post doc in math & molecular biology at Colombia.
Did you notice the word "Biology"?

I keep thinking of the black- robed priest doing his hocus- pocus ceremony, holding aloft the white wafer (looking identical to the sun-god of the Egyptians- but that is a topic for a different post) chanting some words over it, and presto- turning it into a god.
Creating a new word in the process: trans-.substantiation.

So today, we have white robed secular priests pronouncing eons of time (from his time release magic capsule) and presto- the frog/fish, whatever turns into the tall prince.
To the delight of the participants and awe struck audience, the neo-magician got rid of that nasty accountability factor everybody hated and created a new feel- good aura.
What is not to like?

Peer review? Sure- we'll take member of the audience and have them review any criticism of the whole thing.
How much fairer could one be?

I think this hits the nail right on the head.

What people often times forget is that the majority of scientists who support the T.E.N.S. are also methodological naturalists and metaphysical naturalists.

For the methodological naturalist the T.E.N.S is by far best naturalistic explanation for biological diversity, and thus they conclude it IS the explanation, not only for diversity, but for the origin of life itself. They are forced to interpret the data in light of their preconceived notions that the natural is all there is and are thus forced to make unwarranted extrapolations over into other disciples that Darwin himself would never have even thought of venturing into.

They then wrap it all up and stamp: "In the name of science" on it to give credence to their beliefs and to distinguish them from the various other religious tenets held by people.

Scientism is simply another form of religion. Instead of a deity being the object of worship, men worship nature and their own intellect.