Criticism Of Darwinism

Today's story: Catholic and Anglican archbishops in Australia have said that i ntelligent design theory should be taught in public and private schools. Catholic Archbishop Barry Hickey said intelligent design theory would give students a chance to question the mysteries of life that science can't explain. Education Minister Mark McGowan said he would not introduce intelligent design into the schools because it is not evidence-based. [source: Perth Now ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Shelley Greene, Ph.D., comments: I see a trouble maker in Australia's midsts . Archbishop Hickey caught flak earlier this month when he decreed that Catholic politicians ... Read Full Story

Transcript of today's show: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, criticized both extremes, saying: "Neo Darwinism and Creationist science deserve each other. Creationism is a version of slightly questionable science pretending to be theology, and Neo Darwinism is a questionable theology pretending to be science." Both Neo Darwinism and Christianity are telling stories, the Archbishop continued, Christianity acknowledges that fact, Neo Darwinism doesn't. [source: Times Online ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Comment on this story. Sound Off: What is being said about this story from around the blogging and opinion world. from the blog Faith Central of Times ... Read Full Story

Today's show: In a June 2007 Gallup poll of American adults: 48% said they believe that God, in a single act, created human beings in their present form, sometime within the last 10,000 years 30% of the respondents believe in a divinely guided evolution, in which man evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life 13% believe that God played no part in the evolution of human beings. [source: USA Today ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Sound Off: Science & Faith. Our point/counterpoint regulars Shelley (the voice of science) and Peter (the voice of faith), comment ... Read Full Story

Transcript of today's show: The Discovery Institute has been reporting unfair and erroneous Wikipedia entries on intelligent design that are biased against the theory. They claim that some statements incorrectly associate intelligent design theory with religious belief, and that in other instances, statements supporting intelligent design have been repeatedly removed. They also contend that critics dominate the Wikipedia entry, with as many as 50% or more of the references containing citations critical to intelligent design. [source: Evolution News and Views/Discovery Institute ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Sound Off: Science & Faith. Our point/counterpoint regulars Shelley (the voice of science) ... Read Full Story

Transcript of today's show: In a public outburst last fall, Poland's deputy education minister criticized evolution theory as a lie that science has cleverly sought to legitimize. Miroslaw Orzechowski has called for a debate on removing Darwin's theory from schools. To date, there has been no debate, but Polish teachers have grown fearful of repercussions from teaching evolution. Meanwhile, the deputy minister continues to criticize Darwin, whose theory, he says, was merely the ramblings of an old, feeble-minded vegetarian. [source: International Herald Tribune ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Sound Off: Science & Faith. Our point/counterpoint regulars Shelley (the voice ... Read Full Story

Transcript of today's show: Don McLeroy, the new chair of the Texas state Board of Education, is threatening to throw out high school biology books because they don't list weaknesses in Darwin's theory of evolution. McLeroy’s opponents accuse him of harboring a shocking hostility both to sound science education and religious tolerance. Meanwhile, Texas parents and educators brace themselves for a new round of antievolution activity. [source: National Center for Science Education ] Listen to the 1-minute broadcast of this story [mp3] Sound Off: Science & Faith. Our point/counterpoint regulars Shelley (the voice of science) and Peter (the voice of faith), comment on the ... Read Full Story

Note: In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, I plan to dedicate much of the month of February to a new series called ‘the truth about evolution’. In this series, I hope to present a respectful, yet challenging dialogue on the evolutionary argument. For me, one of the key questions in the discussion on evolution vs. creationism (and/or intelligent design) is not one on points surrounding the fossil record, or even young earth vs. old earth theories. But rather one of the most important questions in my opinion is about the difference in morality between man and animals. Morality could be one of the most significant differences between ... Read Full Story