tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post677154602407589227..comments2023-09-09T07:28:35.681-04:00Comments on Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist: Francisco Ayala Wins Templeton Award, Discovery Institute RespondsJimpithecushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-54718090700032134352010-03-30T09:31:16.950-04:002010-03-30T09:31:16.950-04:00"There is something sick about the DI, though..."There is something sick about the DI, though, that I don't smell at RTB."<br /><br />Yet. <br /><br />If they continue to allow Fuz Rana to do their evolutionary analysis, they will quickly lose all of the credibility that they have strived for. One of the purposes of organizations like BioLogos and Reasons to Believe is to provide an alternative to the obviously wrong-headed young earth creationism sites like ICR, CMI and AIG. Hugh Ross took great pains to make his philosophical viewpoint separate from that and offer the good science of a published astronomer. <br /><br />If, however, they allow bad biological science in the back door, which they seem to have done and been quite happy to do so, all is lost. I would be very surprised if they respond positively to any constructive criticism of their pieces that promote anti-evolutionism.<br /><br />But that is not going to stop me from writing them anyway.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-91393890202018596792010-03-29T21:19:46.248-04:002010-03-29T21:19:46.248-04:00It really is sad. There's something sick about...It really is sad. There's something sick about the DI, though, that I don't smell at RTB. The DI seems to be completely corrupt, whereas I see the possibility of reform at RTB. But I've always been an incurable romantic.<br /><br />Excellent analysis.Stephen Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-6156852333214885422010-03-29T14:35:58.365-04:002010-03-29T14:35:58.365-04:00Yes. I have been reading Steve Matheson's fru...Yes. I have been reading Steve Matheson's frustrations with Reasons to Believe. It seems that both the DI and RTB are engaging in not-so-subtle distortions of the truth. Sad. I lost my respect for the DI long ago.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-90466313097473030722010-03-27T09:48:06.537-04:002010-03-27T09:48:06.537-04:00Thanks for the commentary. It's certainly a d...Thanks for the commentary. It's certainly a different take than you see at UncommonDescent! Or for that matter, BioLogos, by (I presume) the ID folks that contribute to the comments.Karl A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01163696241873435279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-66307084111770403502010-03-26T23:38:27.708-04:002010-03-26T23:38:27.708-04:00I was quite pleased to see Ayala's receipt of ...I was quite pleased to see Ayala's receipt of the Templeton Prize. The response of the DI confirms to me that they are more interested in preserving an ideological construct than in engaging in any meaningful dialogue on the issue. But of course I'm not at all surprised by that. Setting up straw men as your opposition is as old as human beings it seems. By the way, I think you hit a home run with your analysis. You cut through the ambiguous language to show what separates the views. Good job.Irenicumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.com