...what a convenient term to describe the re-emergence and return of organized religion in the world of science, politics, policy and everyday life in general!
Are we coming full circle? Didn't those who left the old world behind did so in order to escape persecution for their beliefs, whether in science, religion or politics? Is this an attempt to bridge the separation of church and state? More importantly, do we live in such an uncertain world that we need to believe in superstitions, Friday the 13th, a four-leaf clover or a lucky rabbit’s foot, and black cats? Has science let us down in such a way that we have to start accepting the creation story found in the writings of monotheistic theologies as true? Is the world really only about 5,000 years old as some religious writings will have us believe?
Or is simply that intelligent design is an attempt by the current political force to maintain the hold it is having on certain groups within the population?
What does science have to say about the way the universe was created? If I’m not mistaken, scientists agree on some form of evolutionary theory to explain how we were created. If we give in to the intelligent design attempt to explain creation, we may as well start believing Descartes (Meditations) and other philosophers of past centuries who attempted to philosophically attribute our existence on some “malicious demon”.
More to come…
Peace, Love and Understanding!
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