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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The reason that many fundamentalists fear evolution.
Nothing more exhilarating than reaching that waste basket.
Believe me.
Or better yet, don't believe me and find out for yourself.
I suspect few fundamentalists (at least those to whom this blog usually refers) have thought the issue through sufficiently to consider atheism as the eventual (and only?) logical outcome to accepting evolution. Such a process would require non-dogmatic thought- the exhibition of which would, by definition, remove the thinker from the fundamentalist class.
Contra the image's message, there are many Christian, Jewish, Islamic, etc. etc. people who agree with evolution and yet retain their faith.
In other words, the mutual exclusivity expressed in the image doesn't seem to be the case unless both views are expressed in their crudest, dogmatic forms.
As Freeman Dyson once opined: Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect. Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute. The media exaggerate their numbers and importance. The media rarely mention the fact that the great majority of religious people belong to moderate denominations that treat science with respect, or the fact that the great majority of scientists treat religion with respect so long as religion does not claim jurisdiction over scientific questions.
Can I get an Amen!!!
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Perfect!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great graphic.
ReplyDeleteI suspect few fundamentalists (at least those to whom this blog usually refers) have thought the issue through sufficiently to consider atheism as the eventual (and only?) logical outcome to accepting evolution. Such a process would require non-dogmatic thought- the exhibition of which would, by definition, remove the thinker from the fundamentalist class.
ReplyDeleteContra the image's message, there are many Christian, Jewish, Islamic, etc. etc. people who agree with evolution and yet retain their faith.
In other words, the mutual exclusivity expressed in the image doesn't seem to be the case unless both views are expressed in their crudest, dogmatic forms.
As Freeman Dyson once opined: Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect. Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute. The media exaggerate their numbers and importance. The media rarely mention the fact that the great majority of religious people belong to moderate denominations that treat science with respect, or the fact that the great majority of scientists treat religion with respect so long as religion does not claim jurisdiction over scientific questions.
That graphic would make a great tee shirt!
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