Worldview plays so completely into the discussion. Assume there is no God, and nothing but evolution could possibly make sense, in light of the evidence and despite unanswered questions. Assume there is a God, and that worldview allows a thinking person to look at the exact same evidence and questions and perhaps come to remarkably different conclusions.
Whenever I hear people say, “The debate is over” (regardless of the topic), I like to recall Boorstin, who said “The menace to understanding is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” When we stop being willing to ask questions and insist we know it all, beware the obstacle to deeper understanding.
There’s an interesting discussion on the topic in April in Lake Zurich. Let me know if you’re interested.
The whole “theory” vs. “fact” concept is rather interesting to me. Wikipedia has a write-up at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_as_theory_and_fact
Worldview plays so completely into the discussion. Assume there is no God, and nothing but evolution could possibly make sense, in light of the evidence and despite unanswered questions. Assume there is a God, and that worldview allows a thinking person to look at the exact same evidence and questions and perhaps come to remarkably different conclusions.
Whenever I hear people say, “The debate is over” (regardless of the topic), I like to recall Boorstin, who said “The menace to understanding is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” When we stop being willing to ask questions and insist we know it all, beware the obstacle to deeper understanding.
There’s an interesting discussion on the topic in April in Lake Zurich. Let me know if you’re interested.
Comment by Andy Kaufman — 2/21/2008 @ 3:20 am