SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: skinowski who wrote (124249)7/9/2005 1:24:04 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 794411
 
Most scientists believe in both God and Darwinian evolution. They are not incompatible at the level of physical reality, that which can be observed using our ordinary senses and that which can be demonstrated in scientific laboratories.

Arguments about what took place before the Big Bang (or however the Universe began) are not about science, but metaphysics. [Edit: some scientists argue that there was a universe prior to the Big Bang, or that the Big Bang isn't the correct explanation, or that there are universes outside this univers. None of that is metaphysics.]

Paul Johnson - really, his essay is so unscientific that it causes me to doubt even his ability to write history. But that's not a fair assessment. He is just outside his field, and thus, out of his league.

[Edit: I see one blogger called his explanation a fallacious Argument from Personal Incredulity, "commonly formulated as "I don't understand how it could have happened, therefore God did it". Probably accurate. Sorry no link.]
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News