dis·cus·sion
dis·cus·sion (dĭ-skŭshʹən)
noun
1. Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation.
2. A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition.
I have read many of the comments posted on D6Fer’s “Expelled…A must see,” and I’m amazed at the number of people who don’t seem to understand what Ben Stein is saying. A closed mind is the greatest threat to things theological, and scientific. Darwinism is a theory, albeit one that is gaining more momentum with the advances in DNA testing. What it doesn’t do is explain why we can find the origin of all other species, but our own.
The Creation Story is just that a story. It is no more valid than evolution. The simple fact of the matter is, no one was there to see what happened, and time has a way of washing away all evidence of what did. This is where faith comes in to play; faith: the belief in things not seen, or not proven. A theory is a leap of faith, based on observation. This is what Darwin did, and well. It does not, however; explain everything that has happened up until now.
In my view Intelligent Design is just another way to try and find the truth. I do not believe that God wants us to exist in a vacuum. People would have you believe that science and the spirituality cannot exist together in the classroom. I say nothing is further from the truth. Science brings us closer to understanding the wonders of God's creation. To say that God is not present in science does it a disservice.
God wants us to know and understand his creation. To that end he has given us curiosity, and imagination; the two things that in my view bring us closer to God, and understanding Gods creation. Our greatest enemy is our own close mindedness; an inability to see beyond what we have been taught to believe. To base a belief system on texts that were, in some cases, were written five thousand years ago is not a bad thing if you are able to take into account that we are not living five thousand years ago, and therein lays the problem, mnay people can’t.
“Hard” scientists, or scientific zealots, are just as much to blame as religious ones. To totally dismiss spirituality and religion as a farce of some kind is just as much a disservice to all human kind. Intelligent design, in my opinion seeks to bring science and spirituality back together where they belong.
I believe that God wants us to understand. Now you can believe that, or you can doubt that, it’s entirely up to you. I’m a Christian. I believe in God the Father Almighty creator of Heaven and Earth, but I too wonder “How did God do that, and why?” I think Intelligent Design seeks to answer some of those questions. I don’t know about you, but I would like an answer if it’s possible to find one. No harm ever came from asking a question. The harm comes from peoples reaction to the question. Peace and Long Life
Love Worf
