Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are [a] few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
Dwight Eisenhower
« Tony vs. Paul
Top 20 Albums »

December 10th, 2006

Collins on Colbert

posted by Shinka in Science, Religion |

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.

Related Entries

Leave a Reply