I Sent the following to John Derbyshire (of course, the mail bounced) and CC'd the Corner regarding the following:
RE: DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT BIOLOGY
MORE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT BIOLOGY
I applaud you on your comments regarding Creationism in the Corner. I'm letting you know that I'm in your corner (so to speak). In this matter, I think you are correct, and you have stated your case well. However (you probably saw that 'however' coming, didn't you?), I think you don't realize how contentious the religious debate in this country is. It's been a long slow decent into secularism in schools. Denying, even a moment silence for fear that a child might think of God during school hours.
Creationism is more than an article of faith, it is also a political movement seeking to reassert some religious value back into schools. I realize that as an Anglican, you're probably not too concerned about Scientism (and I am speaking of an ideology here, not a collection of facts). But there is a strong feeling among our fundamentalist and evangelical brethren that our schools are hostile to Christianity. I have to admit that this assessment is not so far from the real truth.
Evolution is seen as a weapon that will puncture the Truth that God exists. I have found that argument will not budge anyone from the articles of faith, and persistence will merely raise the level of shouting. You have written a fine piece about the faith of Dubya, and you have presented the your case on the creation/evolution debate. Time to smile now, and love your brother.
Pax Vobiscum,
a hermit from Hudson
Posted by Bob at May 5, 2003 08:50 PM