The Evolution of ATheocracy?
In Dover PA there has been a furious battle over simply mentioning Intelligent Design as an alternative theory to Darwinian Evolution. Why such an uproar?
In the federal education act (”No Child Left Behind”) it is stated: “where topics are taught that may generate controversy (such as biological evolution), the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of views that exist [and] why such topics may generate controversy.”
What was the Dover school board proposing other than “teaching the controversy”? Certainly, they were not teaching creationism. And yet, after coming under national scrutiny for proposing the mere mention of the existence of the theory of Intelligent Design, all eight Dover PA school board members who were up for re-election came under furious opposition and were defeated.
Given that science is supposed to be a quest for the truth, the great lengths that proponents of Darwinian naturalism will go to silence skeptics is very instructive. It shows that evolution is more a faith-based belief than true science.
Intelligent Design theory makes no attempt to identify the designer but, unlike Darwinian naturalism, it at least allows the possibility that a designer exists. Why such closed minds and combativeness in academia about the topic of origins? Because of the naturalistic preconceptions of Darwinism.
Why are all non-evolutionary theories portrayed as “creationism” while naturalistic Darwinism is seen as science? Because modern “science” has become intertwined with naturalism — a philosophy that has as its central tenet a presumption that there is nothing beyond “nature” and that the universe exists only as the result of blind chance.
But by so restricing the definition of what can be considered, science is made blind to anything but unplanned randomness; because any theory that suggests otherwise is artificially disqualified — no matter how strong the evidence! Is this really a search for truth?
The school board in Dover PA, from all appearances, was only trying to follow the guidelines set in “No Child Left Behind”. As directed by the US Congress, they were attempting to “teach the controversy” of evolution.
Then why such an an uproar? Because the god of Darwinian naturalism does not tolerate competitors nor skeptics; those who question its preconceptions are shouted down as unscientific heretics! Students cannot be trusted to objectively evaluate the evidence — they must be allowed to think only “correct” thoughts.
The naturalistic religionists who defend Darwinism seek control over hearts and minds; they will not willingly give up their power. And their dominating strangle-hold on academia and the media is a truly awesome power — for from here are wielded the most powerful mind-control devices ever conceived!
What can be done? To uncover the truth about reality we must expose this naturalistic philosophy, which masquerades as science, as the faith-based religion that it actually is. When the god of Darwinian naturalism is finally exposed, then the topic of origins can be approached with an open mind, and the Truth about nature revealed!
