Quotes for All
And when comfort is what we want, one of the most powerful tonics alternative medicine offers is the word ‘natural.’ This word implies a medicine untroubled by human limitations, contrived wholly by nature or God or perhaps intelligent design. What ‘natural’ has come to mean to us in the context of medicine is ‘pure’ and … Read more
\”Methodological naturalism\” and \”metaphysical naturalism\” are terms that often surface in the continuing battle between evolutionary biology and creationism/intelligent design. The methodological thesis says that scientific theories shouldn’t postulate supernatural entities; the metaphysical thesis says that no such entities exist. In this debate, God is the supernatural entity at issue; the question isn’t whether science … Read more
I’m sad. Pressed down by sorrow. I’m angry. Pissed at God, if there is one, and the way things are. I’m scared. Confused by the whys. Why are we here? Is there, really, some intelligent design? Why do we cry for someone who leaves us if there’s some Grand Pearly Gate in the sky? Why … Read more
My colleague Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican, erroneously suggested that I support the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to biological evolution. That simply is not true. … Unlike biological evolution, intelligent design is not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has no place in the curriculum of our nation’s public school science classes. … Read more
First understand infinity then you will understand God and how evolution is intelligent design. E. Lee Spence
Proponents of intelligent design don’t accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection. Francis Collins
It will not be possible to rule out the supposition that the process of evolution may be guided by an intelligent design. F. C. S. Schiller
It’s high time to rescue intelligent design from the politics of religion. There are too many riddles not yet answered by either biology or the Bible, and by asking them honestly, without foregone conclusions, science could take a huge leap forward. Deepak Chopra
Evolution as described by Charles Darwin is an scientific theory, abundantly reconfirmed, explaining physical phenomena by physical causes. Intelligent Design is a faith-based initiative in rhetorical argument. Should we teach I.D. in America’s public schools? Yes, let’s do – not as science, but alongside other spiritual beliefs, such as Islam, Zoroastrianism and the Hindu Idea … Read more
There is absolutely no scientific basis or evidence for ‘intelligent design.’ It is simply a religious assertion, and it has no place in a science course. David Hillis