Can anybody notice the problem in the following statement? Eugenie Scott wrote: "To scientists, using God to explain natural phenomena of any kind violates the practice of methodological naturalism, in which scientific explanations are limited only to natural causes." (Hint: Does science encompass all of reality?)

The Kansas 2005 Hearings contain this statement by Mr. John Calvert: "A philosophy professor at Concordia University of Wisconsin was asked about scientists who have theistic beliefs and also accept evolution. This is what he said: 'The mere fact that you have somebody who holds two beliefs, A and B, does not show that they are logically consistent.' He went on to say, 'It might be that some of these people are confused.' And you will remember the significant number of people walking around here wearing a tag that said 'confused' after that statement."

Proponents of evolution, claiming to be products of the Enlightenment, have actually reverted to the pre-modern mode of instruction. At the time Francis Bacon defined modern experimental science, the Universities were dominated by Aristotelian Scholastics. This hold was so strong that independent Natural Philosophy Societies had to be started to provide a forum for the new thinking.

In the Universities, students were given, as authoritative, the teachings of the Greeks, mainly Aristotle, and deviation was not tolerated. Science was done by starting with a "known" principle, performing deductive reasoning from that principle (essentially "thought experiments") and finally selecting examples from nature to illustrate - not prove - the point.

Ironically, evolutionists, instead of continuing the Baconian legacy of observation, hypothesis, experimentation and modification, have reinstituted the Scholastic format. Students are authoritatively taught "the fact of evolution." They may be given "thought experiments" such as "describe the selective advantage of flight." They may then select examples from nature that illustrate that point.

Their actual philosophy is less like Aristotle (who believed in cause and effect) than some of the others, like Epicurus (who believed that atoms have the innate power of "swerve" -- the ancient "uncertainty principle") and Pythagoras (who seemed to nearly worship nature and think that it was essentially mathematical).

No amount of contrary evidence is considered enough to re-consider the basic proposition of evolution because it is accepted on authority. The data are not examined systematically but only as they support the hypothesis.

So who are the "pseudo-scientists" after all?

Ross S. Olson

Should Intelligent Design be taught in the schools?

See Intelligent Design and the Public Schools Talk by Ross Olson
A paper given at a town meeting for select high school students at the University of Minnesota on January 4, 2006.

See Intelligent Design And The Jewish Schools by Ross Olson
A paper given at a meeting of the Jewish Community Relations Council on March 9, 2006.

See Intelligent Design And The Public Schools Article A version of the talk suitable for use as an article by Ross Olson

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Haldane's Dilemma
A Genius Was Disturbed
Should Lesser Evolutionists Worry, Too?
Click HERE to find out.

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Dan Nuckols

Looks At The Creation -- Evolution Controversy Along With The Whole Monkey's Cuz Crew At Wannabe High School

For More Of Dan's Work, Click HERE

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"Was Darwin Wrong?"
Asked National Geographic

And, of course, they answered in the negative...

But in fact, Darwin WAS wrong

And National Geographic Is Even More Wrong!

Because The Evidence Is Now So Compelling
That Dawin Himself Might Have Changed His Mind

For More Information, click HERE

And Also Go To The Website Of Apologetics Press

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