tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post3876912785196842818..comments2023-09-09T07:28:35.681-04:00Comments on Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist: Bobby Jindal Discussion at Volokh ConspiracyJimpithecushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-81849964784150188002009-02-27T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:50:00.000-05:00This is true. Even the National Geographic specia...This is true. Even the National Geographic specials on evolution a few weeks back sort of put evolutionary processes in these terms. So much so, in fact, that I found it almost fell into the category of "biological determinism." As humans, we seem to want to do this to make things more personal.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-83372819180743872942009-02-24T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:47:00.000-05:00And keep in mind: many of those who most vociferou...<I>And keep in mind: many of those who most vociferously mock religious Republicans harbor creationist beliefs of their own. ... Dress up creationism in pseudo-pagan language, and they just eat it up.</I><BR/><BR/>I've even noticed that sort of sentiment on ostensibly scientific nature shows about different species. In particular I remember one documentary on sea turtles using language to the effect that, because they lived near so much water, they evolved flippers and abandoned the land. The narrator made it sound like this was some sort of conscious decision.<BR/><BR/>I was a creationist at the time, and I remember thinking, "even the evolutionists feel the need to posit some intentional creative force behind nature."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com