DARWIN'S MACROEVOLUTION: Why Unscientific?

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My point was just that it's no longer "Darwinism" and people who call it such are usually trying to make the argument that it's based on faith and a belief system. All part of that wedge strategy.

Indeed. Such people don't seem to grasp that scientific advances stand on their own merit and that of the supporting evidence totally independent of any authority figure, no matter how eminent or revered. Time and again they conflate the man (or woman) with the science in a vain attempt to discredit both. They don't realise that by mislabelling science with the trappings of their own belief system, they are in fact ridiculing the support structure that gave them the platform in the first place.

That's a very good point. They are essentially arguing for their own religion by accusing "Darwinism" of being a religion.

With the wedge strategy it's more about them making the political argument that "Darwinism" is enough like a religion to warrant their religion being taught as a competing theory. They tried the "Creationism is science." routine first but got laughed out of the court system so they went for the "Darwinism is a 'faith'" route instead. This is literally phase 1, which has gained some ground recently. Damn Tennessee.