The University of California Museum of Paleontology has a website titled, Understanding Evolution For Teachers, and on that site is a page addressing the oft-repeated fundamentalist claim that evolution and religion are mortal enemies: Misconceptions: Evolution and Religion are Incompatible.Even the odious Discovery Institute is putting in its 2¢.
The misconception that one always has to choose between science and religion is incorrect. Of course, some religious beliefs explicitly contradict science (e.g., the belief that the world and all life on it was created in six literal days); however, most religious groups have no conflict with the theory of evolution or other scientific findings. In fact, many religious people, including theologians, feel that a deeper understanding of nature actually enriches their faith. Moreover, in the scientific community there are thousands of scientists who are devoutly religious and also accept evolution.
Well, the idea that religion and evolution can coexist peacefully is absolute anathema to some, and now a “schoolteacher” is suing UC, with the bizarre Orwellian argument that this statement is unconstitutional: Cal Web site draws anti-evolution lawsuit.
2.16.2009
If I can't have my way, I'll sue
Orwellian Evolution Lawsuit
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Fundamentalist Christianity is anathema to evolution, and religion is anathema to science. Ergo, science is not a religion: science is anti-dogmatic, anti-authoritarian, and anti-revelatory.
ReplyDeleteProjection rarely holds up in courts of law, where justice is rendered by requiring honesty, logic, and evidence.