While tag surfing I came across this guy’s blog. He has posted a paper (direct download link via his site) that he wrote on how evolution is a religion and has no supporting evidence, closing with this sentence: “After investigating the evidences for evolution, one, if unbiased, must come to the conclusion that evolution is not indisputable fact, but in fact a religion with very little backing and proofs.”
The paper contains a lot of misunderstanding of the theory of evolution, as well as how science in general actually works. I think these misunderstandings are quite common within the American population, especially those with limited science experience. So, I think it will be very useful for me to do a detailed, line-by-line, breakdown of this paper for all to enjoy. I plan on putting a fair bit of work into it though, so it will likely be a few days.
[Read the conclusion!]




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2008.04.03 at 7:31pm
eurobraskan
Speaking of evolution and religion, I’ve never understood why the work of the Jesuit anthropologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is such heresy. What part of Teilhard’s theory violates how science in general actually works?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.06/teilhard.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin
2008.04.03 at 11:22pm
Adam Coster
I’m not familiar with that person. I’ll check out the links and try to respond; thanks for the question!
2008.04.14 at 8:04pm
Ken
Chardin’s idea conflicts with science because his idea is teleological – he suggests that evolution has a goal.
2008.04.16 at 11:09pm
Adam Coster
Thanks for the info Ken!