INTELLIGENT DESIGN CREATIONISM
In a recent exchange over at Exploring Our Matrix, commenters and I had a brief exchange about my statement that:
"ID is simply creationism seeking sophistication."
Of course, Intelligent Design proponents have been denying this for quite some time, though evidences such as the Of Pandas and People fiasco and the infamous Wedge document show clearly that the purpose of ID is to market religion, and that their primary focus (like most other forms of creationism) is to discredit evolutionary science in order promote theism.
There are several forms of creationism other than Intelligent Design, among them Young Earth Creationism, Gap Creationism, Progressive Creationism, and Evolutionary Creationism, which is now more commonly referred to as Theistic Evolution.
All of these forms of creationism attempt to refute evolutionary science except for one. Theistic Evolution embraces evolution and does not attempt to refute the work of evolutionary scientists - only seeks to include it in an ultimately theological worldview.
Intelligent Design Creationism is the only form of creationism whose proponents refuse the name "creationism"; and they exchange the phrase "Intelligent Designer" for "God". They have only one reason to do so. The strategy is to bypass the 1st Amendment and teach religion in public schools by masking their intentions. One would think that Christians would have qualms about deception, but apparently not ID proponents.
Fortunately, scientific organizations and academics have, for years now, rejected this lie, calling a duck, a duck.
"Intelligent Design Creationism" has become the accepted term among professional scientists for this deceptive movement to subvert the 1st Amendment and publicly taint an entire field of science. The evolutionary model for the diversity of life, in case one didn't know, is accepted and promoted by 98% of the scientific community.
So say it with me now! INTELLIGENT DESIGN CREATIONISM
You will be joining a long line of authoritative voices:
http://ncse.com/creationism/general/what-is-intelligent-design-creationism
http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Design-Creationism-Critics-Philosophical/dp/0262661241/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413494856&sr=1-1&keywords=intelligent+design+creationism+and+its+critics
http://www.amazon.com/Creationisms-Trojan-Horse-Intelligent-Design/dp/0195319737/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413494899&sr=1-1&keywords=creationism%27s+trojan+horse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/creationism_1.shtml
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachments/intelligent-design.pdf
http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol83/iss1/1/
In a recent exchange over at Exploring Our Matrix, commenters and I had a brief exchange about my statement that:
"ID is simply creationism seeking sophistication."
Of course, Intelligent Design proponents have been denying this for quite some time, though evidences such as the Of Pandas and People fiasco and the infamous Wedge document show clearly that the purpose of ID is to market religion, and that their primary focus (like most other forms of creationism) is to discredit evolutionary science in order promote theism.
There are several forms of creationism other than Intelligent Design, among them Young Earth Creationism, Gap Creationism, Progressive Creationism, and Evolutionary Creationism, which is now more commonly referred to as Theistic Evolution.
All of these forms of creationism attempt to refute evolutionary science except for one. Theistic Evolution embraces evolution and does not attempt to refute the work of evolutionary scientists - only seeks to include it in an ultimately theological worldview.
Intelligent Design Creationism is the only form of creationism whose proponents refuse the name "creationism"; and they exchange the phrase "Intelligent Designer" for "God". They have only one reason to do so. The strategy is to bypass the 1st Amendment and teach religion in public schools by masking their intentions. One would think that Christians would have qualms about deception, but apparently not ID proponents.
Fortunately, scientific organizations and academics have, for years now, rejected this lie, calling a duck, a duck.
"Intelligent Design Creationism" has become the accepted term among professional scientists for this deceptive movement to subvert the 1st Amendment and publicly taint an entire field of science. The evolutionary model for the diversity of life, in case one didn't know, is accepted and promoted by 98% of the scientific community.
So say it with me now! INTELLIGENT DESIGN CREATIONISM
You will be joining a long line of authoritative voices:
http://ncse.com/creationism/general/what-is-intelligent-design-creationism
http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Design-Creationism-Critics-Philosophical/dp/0262661241/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413494856&sr=1-1&keywords=intelligent+design+creationism+and+its+critics
http://www.amazon.com/Creationisms-Trojan-Horse-Intelligent-Design/dp/0195319737/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413494899&sr=1-1&keywords=creationism%27s+trojan+horse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/creationism_1.shtml
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachments/intelligent-design.pdf
http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol83/iss1/1/