Thursday, May 12, 2005
Intelligent Design: Liberal Christians Worse Than Atheists
Pedro Irigonegaray's closing arguments in the Kansas science hearings dealt a serious blow to the intelligent design strawman that teaching evolution is the same as teaching atheism.
Irigonegaray pointed out that intelligent design proponents do not speak for all Protestants, the vast majority of whom feel no conflict between their religious beliefs and science. Likewise, they can't claim to speak for mainstream Catholics, Jews, or members of other faiths, such as Muslims or Buddhists.
Irigonegaray also cited the Wisconsin clergy Project, signed by thousands of Christian ministers which says, "We ask that science remain science and religion remain religion, two very different, but complementary forms of truth."
Phillip Johnson, the father of intelligent design theory, was quoted by Irigonegaray as saying that "liberal Christians are worse than atheists, because they hide their naturalism behind a veneer of religion."
Irigonegaray pointed out that intelligent design proponents do not speak for all Protestants, the vast majority of whom feel no conflict between their religious beliefs and science. Likewise, they can't claim to speak for mainstream Catholics, Jews, or members of other faiths, such as Muslims or Buddhists.
Irigonegaray also cited the Wisconsin clergy Project, signed by thousands of Christian ministers which says, "We ask that science remain science and religion remain religion, two very different, but complementary forms of truth."
Phillip Johnson, the father of intelligent design theory, was quoted by Irigonegaray as saying that "liberal Christians are worse than atheists, because they hide their naturalism behind a veneer of religion."
