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Originally Posted by rayxi
I watched the Nova program Intelligent Design On Trial just last night. It's about the Dover School Board's attempt to introduce ID into the science curriculum and the ensuing court battle. The program delves into the topic of transitional species. Highly recommended viewing. |
Seems that was the last showing of that Nova program, but it is available to watch online in 12 separate chapters:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html
Excerpt:
Q: Can you accept evolution and still believe in religion?
A: Yes. The common view that evolution is inherently anti-religious is simply false. All that evolution tells us is that life on this planet could have arisen by natural processes. For many people of various faiths, showing that something is due to a natural process doesn't take it outside the realm of the divine. Religious thinkers across the ages have written that merely showing that something is natural puts it within the influence of God, the creator of all nature. By definition science cannot address supernatural causes because its methodology is confined to the natural world. Therefore science has nothing to say about the nature of God or about people's spiritual beliefs. This does not mean science is anti-religious; rather, it means science simply cannot engage in this level of explanation.