The Horrors of Evolution (Evolution)

by David Turell , Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 17:37 (5909 days ago) @ George Jelliss

"Darwinists" is a propaganda term used by creationists for evolutionary biologists, which seeks to suggest that they are believers in an ideology, instead of basing their knowledge strictly on evaluation of evidence, which is the case. - Which is not the case in my view. I am not a young earth creationist, but I use the term Darwinist because I have the sense that much Darwin research is scientism, as defined by George above. I define creation science the same way, squeezing findings to justify ideology. I believe the science of cosmology. I accept the evidence that life started on Earth 3.6-3.7 billion years ago (possibly as early as 3.8 bya, but the Greenland findings are in dispute). Evolution occurred, no doubt. Geologic aging by layers and by isotope tie together beautifully. I've hiked the Grand Canyon and had lectures from a world-recognized leading Grand Canyon geologist from U. of Manitoba, and what he teaches is perfectly believable. There is an evolutionary 'tree of life', made up of a few 'nodes and tips' as described by the late Stephen Jay Gould. He admitted there were huge holes in Darwin's theory. - Remember I started out as a blank-slate agnostic, and I still don't think much of organized religion. If you are interested please read my paper on teaching evolution in American schools. http://www.raleightavern.org/Turell2005.htm It will explain my reasoning about Darwin, and why I think the theory falls short.