To: koan who wrote (376489 ) 7/11/2018 12:38:03 PM From: Wharf Rat Read Replies (1) | Respond to " His point was that when a person puts myth above science how can they be trusted to evaluate policy and grants fairly?" The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief , Collins wrote that scientific discoveries were an "opportunity to worship" and that he rejected both Young Earth creationism and intelligent design . His own belief, he wrote, was theistic evolution or evolutionary creation , which he preferred to call BioLogos . He wrote that one can "think of DNA as an instructional script, a software program, sitting in the nucleus of the cell". [65] He appeared in December 2006 on The Colbert Report television show and in a March 2007 Fresh Air radio interview to discuss this book. [66] [67] In an interview with D. J. Grothe on the Point of Inquiry podcast he said that the overall aim of the book was to show that "one can be intellectually in a rigorous position and argue that science and faith can be compatible", and that he was prompted to write the book because "most people are seeking a possible harmony between these worldviews [science and faith], and it seems rather sad that we hear so little about this possibility. [68] intelligent design , and for this reason he was not asked to participate in the 2008 documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed . Walt Ruloff, a producer for the film, claimed that by rejecting intelligent design, Collins was "toeing the party line", a claim which Collins called "just ludicrous". [69] In an interview he stated that "intelligent design is headed for collapse in the not too distant future" and that "science class ought to be about science, and opening the door to religious perspectives in that setting is a big mistake." [68] In 2007, Collins founded the BioLogos Foundation to "contribute to the public voice that represents the harmony of science and faith". He served as the foundation's president until he was confirmed as director of the NIH. [70] Collins has also spoken at the Veritas Forum on the relationship between science and religion and the existence of God . [71] en.wikipedia.org
