tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post3560443674402890562..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Sen. Brownback on EvolutionDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-33679767419837242952007-06-02T10:59:00.000-04:002007-06-02T10:59:00.000-04:00A good point. My father used to put it: "I believ...A good point. <BR/><BR/>My father used to put it: "I believe in God, my wife's love, and the beauty of music. I think that evolution represents the most correct understanding of biological history on our planet. They're not the same thing."<BR/><BR/>I'm impressed with a politician who both refuses to go along with a "please raise hands" approach to thinking (compounded by a bad use of terminology) and then goes on to clarify his stance so well and modestly.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-21811314922539780962007-06-02T00:58:00.000-04:002007-06-02T00:58:00.000-04:00And of course there is the problem of what it mean...And of course there is the problem of what it means to "believe in evolution" as if it were a secular profession of faith. I believe in the cuteness of puppies, the splendour of dancing daughters, the truths of my faith and the ultimate goodness of my country and am not willing to entertain seriously arguments and assertions that these things are not good and true.<BR/><BR/>Evolution is a scientific theory that has a good deal of explanatory power that I find interesting in most places and questionable in some formulations (especially when evolutionary biologists start getting the bug to write on history, psychology, philosophy and spirituality), but it is simply wrong to ask me to "believe in it." I presume that if a better formulation for the origin of species were presented and proven with thorough testing we could and should quickly and safely consign Darwinian evolution to the history of science and not trouble ourselves with it. Right now, it seems to me that evolution is a useful theory that sheds a good deal of light intellectually, and that is about it.<BR/><BR/>Forgive me for stepping on your turf Darwin, cause I'm sure you've heard these ponts formulated more effectively by people who care about them more, but I thought I might as well chime in with my unevolved thoughts on the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com