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nyankoframeEvolution in the Bible, says Vatican
While this article is relatively light on substance, it is interesting that the Cardinal notes that religion and science can both co-exist.
In a similar vein, these comments seem to indicate that the concept of Intelligent Design has been hijacked by certain groups who want to use it for their own agendas.
I feel that this comment (currently at +3) sums it up pretty well:
And, finally, the notion of First Cause:
While this article is relatively light on substance, it is interesting that the Cardinal notes that religion and science can both co-exist.
In a similar vein, these comments seem to indicate that the concept of Intelligent Design has been hijacked by certain groups who want to use it for their own agendas.
I feel that this comment (currently at +3) sums it up pretty well:
The main difference between intelligent design and Religion is that intelligent design is being packaged in a way to pass itself off as science. The vatican admits what religion is, and is perfectly willing to say that Evolution is science. They then say that God gave man science, and established the rules of science, and acknowledge that this belief is creationism. There's a clear line between evolution and creationism there.
Intelligent design is in fact trying to blur those lines so children ask the wrong questions about Evolution. Questioning an established theory is great, as long as you ask the right questions.
And, finally, the notion of First Cause:
"The Intelligent Designer doesn't have to be the Christian God, nor does it even need to be a God at all. It could be little green men."
No. This is a philosophical problem called "First Cause". This is what will happen. You will say it was little green men. I will say something like, "And where did they come from?", and you will say something like, "Oh, the little green men before them." And I will say, "And where did THEY come from?" and you will say, "The little green men before THEM". And then at some point, we will reach the end.
Intelligent Design is an absurd argument that rests on assigning the complexity of origins of one thing (say, for instance, very complicated molecules) to the infinately more complex and unlikely appearance of something that could have created these things (say, God). The reason we must have God as the intelligent designer is the simple reason that God gives us the clever property of having always existed and very nice things that solve the issue in the Argument of First Cause. Not nicely, mind you, because there IS no way to solve that issue nicely (Where did GOD come from? etc).
