Overcoming Prejudice in
the Evolution / Creation Debate
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Some believe that Intelligent Design is not just dying -
it is DEAD!
Why would they believe this?
Because the courts in the Dec 2005 Dover, PA case have said that Intelligent Design is based on religion, and should not be taught in the public schools.
However, Dr Gary Chiang argues that the theory of evolution is also based on faith, yet it seems to avoid a similar fate.
If what he says about evolution is true, then why is it still taught in the schools?
The answer to this riddle is provided in Chapter 8 of "Overcoming Prejudice in the Evolution/Creation Debate."
A pdf file of the chapter can be requested by emailing Dr Chiang at gchiang@redeemer.ca
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From the blog of Dr. R. Gary Chiang
Much of what we see about the debate between evolution and creation is essentially religious.
Few of the opponents on either side understand what the debate is really about.
It is about what we WANT to believe, not what we HAVE to believe.
Is ID dying?
NO, it will never die.
Although reworked to address a modern world, it is still as compelling an argument as it was when William Paley first used the "Watch on a path" analogy.
But is it science?
I say yes, but as long as it challenges naturalistic evolution, the courts of the land will labeled it religious.
I have never had trouble refuting evolution in any of my university biology courses.
Why? Because I stick to the scientific understanding of what evoluton really is.
Once the religious nature of evolution is known, it is much easier to bring in other "religiously-based" scientific theories such as Intelligent Design and Creation Science.
Dr. R. Gary Chiang is Professor of Biology, Redeemer University College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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