Re: new book by creationist reviewed at 'first things'

On 31 Mar 2007 03:27:13 -0700, "wf3h" <wf3h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

america's most prominent catholic creationist has a review of a book
by ID'er John G. West of the discovery institute at:

http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=681

the book itself does, of course, mix theology with science (what else
can creationists do?):

Conservatives who are discomfited by the continuing debate over
Darwin's theory need to understand that it is not about to go away.

"Conservatives?" I hazard an estimate that most conservatives
accept the fact that evolution occured and occurs, and that the
theory of evolution is more or less correct. As far as I can see
is is non-conservatives that are "discomfited" by the continued
existance of the evolutionary sciences.

It
is not going away because the accumulating discoveries of modern
science undercut rather than confirm the claims of neo-Darwinism. It
is not going away because Darwinism fundamentally challenges the
traditional Western understanding of human nature and the universe.
Finally, it is not going away because free men and women do not like
to be told that there are some questions they are not allowed to ask,
and there are some answers they are not allowed to question. The
debate over Darwin is not a sideshow. It is central to arguments over
moral relativism, personal responsibility, limited government, and
scientific utopianism. If conservatives want to address root causes
rather than just symptoms, they need to join the debate, not scorn it
or ignore it.

neuhaus, the editor of 'first things' does a typical overstatement
that characterizes theocons who don't understand science:

The serious debate today is over the adequacy of the evolutionary
theory that bears his name

neuhaus, naturally, being a theocon, thinks science should be
subservient to religion...religion, after all, having had such success
in explaining natural events these last few thousand years...


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