Evolution as a secular origins myth
Evolution is a secular origins myth of atheists, agnostics and members of other theologically liberal religious sects (theologically liberal religious sects often dismiss out of hand various supernatural events in history due to their hostility towards God and the supernatural). See also: Atheism is a religion
The atheist philosopher of science Michael Ruse said "Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today."[1]
The Canadian anthropologist Paul Gosselin wrote:
| “ | In the world of myth, miracles are commonplace and occur regularly. Much the same could be said of evolutionary myths of origins. Just like in the Aboriginal Dreamtime stories and the Wolverine stories from the First Nations of North America, in the evolutionary origins myth one regularly encounters phenomena that are contrary to natural law and which have never been observed by any human. And the first of these miracles is abiogenesis, the transition from inert matter to living organisms, capable of reproducing themselves. But that is just the beginning. From there we go on to the transition from invertebrates to vertebrates, then there’s the transition from marine organisms, such as fish, to terrestrial organisms, the transition from reptiles to mammals, the transition from land mammals to marine mammals and then the transition from crawling reptiles to flying birds. But the greatest miracle of all? This is undoubtedly the appearance of functional genetic code and its chemical basis, DNA, and all this without the intervention of a Programmer. It is clear that miracles abound in the evolutionary origins myth. The faith of evolutionary believers is great, but for my part I have to admit lacking enough faith to believe in such miracles.[2] | ” |
High-profile evolutionists P.Z. Myers and Nick Matzke, agree that the origin of life is part of the evolutionary paradigm, as does Richard Dawkins.[3] The naturalistic hypothesis of the origin of life is called abiogenesis and the evidence strongly points against such an idea (see: Origin of life).[4]
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Although he is not a creationist, the atheist philosopher John Gray admitted in 2008 in The Guardian: "A great deal of modern thought consists of secular myths - hollowed-out religious narratives translated into pseudo-science. Dennett's notion that new communications technologies will fundamentally alter the way human beings think is just such a myth."[5]
Recommended reading
- Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West by Paul Gosselin, Volume I . ix - 412 pages with Foreword, Index, Bibliography and Notes
- Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West by Paul Gosselin. Volume II. xiii - 566 pages with Foreword, Index, Bibliography and Notes
See also
- Atheism and gullibility
- Atheist worldview
- Atheism and beliefs
- Atheism and belief
- Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality
- Evolution and Cases of Fraud, Hoaxes and Speculation
- Irreligion and superstition
- List of atheist and agnostic pseudosciences
- Richard Dawkins' cult of personality
- Atheism and deception
- Evolution and liberalism
- Atheism and naturalistic intelligence
- Evolution and just so stories
- Atheism and cryonics
- Atheism and irrationality
External links
- Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West, book description by Paul Gosselin
- From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West, Volume II, book description by Paul Gosselin
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Notes
- ↑ Ruse, M., How evolution became a religion: creationists correct? National Post, pp. B1,B3,B7 May 13, 2000.
- ↑ Myths of Origin and the Theory of Evolution
- ↑ Origin of life
- ↑ Origin of life by Dr. Don Batten
- ↑ The atheist delusion, John Gray, The Guardian, Friday 14 March 2008
