Collins on Colbert
Just watched Francis Collins on the Colbert Report from Thursday, and this type of debate makes me want to side (if I were to choose sides) with PZ Myers in the ongoing atheist debates. Francis Collins is one of those scientists attempting to reconcile religious belief with science and I think he’s undermining both in the process. His explanation of evolution as a way of God giving “upgrades” is neither theologically coherent, nor scientifically valid.
For some occasions, Myers might be right that theistic evolutionists can actually hurt the teaching of science. A moderate, middle-of-the-road position is not always the correct one. I’ll try to find a link to the video later.