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| | In the course of that conversation I said to Mr. Darwin, with reference to some of his own remarkable works on the Fertilisation of [[Orchid]]s, and upon The [[Earthworm]]s, and various other observations he made of the wonderful contrivances for certain purposes in nature—I said it was impossible to look at these without seeing that they were the effect and the expression of Mind. I shall never forget Mr. Darwin's answer. He looked at me very hard and said, “Well, that often comes over me with overwhelming force; but at other times,” and he shook his head vaguely, adding, “it seems to go away.”(Argyll 1885, 244]<ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleological-arguments/notes.html</ref>}} | | In the course of that conversation I said to Mr. Darwin, with reference to some of his own remarkable works on the Fertilisation of [[Orchid]]s, and upon The [[Earthworm]]s, and various other observations he made of the wonderful contrivances for certain purposes in nature—I said it was impossible to look at these without seeing that they were the effect and the expression of Mind. I shall never forget Mr. Darwin's answer. He looked at me very hard and said, “Well, that often comes over me with overwhelming force; but at other times,” and he shook his head vaguely, adding, “it seems to go away.”(Argyll 1885, 244]<ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleological-arguments/notes.html</ref>}} |
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| − | == Theory of Evolution and the Scientific Journals == | + | == Detractors of Evolution and the Scientific Journals == |
| | Advocates of the theory of evolution have often claimed that those who oppose the theory of evolution don't publish their opposition to the theory of evolution in the appropriate scientific literature (creationist scientists have peer reviewed journals which favor the creationist position).<ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640</ref><ref>http://creationresearch.org/crsq.html</ref><ref>http://www.creation.com/content/view/3873/</ref> Recently, there has been articles which were favorable to the [[intelligent design]] position in scientific journals which traditionally have favored the theory of evolution.<ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640</ref> | | Advocates of the theory of evolution have often claimed that those who oppose the theory of evolution don't publish their opposition to the theory of evolution in the appropriate scientific literature (creationist scientists have peer reviewed journals which favor the creationist position).<ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640</ref><ref>http://creationresearch.org/crsq.html</ref><ref>http://www.creation.com/content/view/3873/</ref> Recently, there has been articles which were favorable to the [[intelligent design]] position in scientific journals which traditionally have favored the theory of evolution.<ref>http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640</ref> |
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| | + | == Evolution is a religion == |
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| | + | ''See also:'' [[Evolution is a religion]] |
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| | + | [[Michael Ruse]], the [[atheism|atheist]] and [[evolution]]ist science philosopher admitted, “Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.”<ref>[http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]</ref> In the leading American science science journal ''Science'' Michael Ruse published an article in 2003 entitled ''Is Evolution a Secular Religion?''<ref>[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/299/5612/1523.full Is Evolution a Secular Religion?] by Dr. [[Michael Ruse]], ''Science'', March 7, 2003</ref> |
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| | + | Creationist opponents of evolution commonly point out that evolution is a religion and not science.<ref> *[http://creation.com/the-religious-nature-of-evolution The religious nature of evolution] by Dr. [[Carl Wieland]] |
| | + | *[http://creation.com/evolution-religious Religious Nature of Evolution and its Attack on Christianity] |
| | + | *[http://www.icr.org/article/455/ Evolution is a religion - not science] by Dr. [[Henry Morris]] |
| | + | *[http://creation.com/evolution-as-religion Evolution as religion]</ref> |
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| | + | For more information, please see: [[Evolution is a religion]] |
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| | == Effect on Scientific Endeavors Outside the Specific Field of Biology == | | == Effect on Scientific Endeavors Outside the Specific Field of Biology == |