" But hardline atheists have no choice but to resist any alternatives to evolution"
False and backwards. Bible literalist have no choice then to deny the theory of evolution regardless of evidence.
You supply a better interpretation of the data that can be falsified? then Athiest will drop the modern version of evolution.
And it's not Darwinism, it's the theory of evolution. Only people who are unable to accept the fact that new data can chanfg a theory understand that. ANYONE who calls the theory of evolution
" But hardline atheists have no choice but to resist any alternatives to evolution"
False and backwards.
Bible literalist have no choice then to deny the theory of evolution regardless of evidence.
Actually, I think you're both right limited to those two statements. But you make reference only to bible literalists. Many religious people do not believe in literal interpretation. The Catholic church certainly doesn't take the creation story literally; nor would the Lutherans, or most of the protestants. For these and many others, there is no conflict between science and religion. I don't think that for Atheists, who don't have a sliding scale of "how much they believe in supernatural processes", that they can accept anything other than evolution, unless you're proposing there are alternative scientific theories on the subject.
"...hardline atheists...." (Score:3, Insightful)
" But hardline atheists have no choice but to resist any alternatives to evolution"
False and backwards.
Bible literalist have no choice then to deny the theory of evolution regardless of evidence.
You supply a better interpretation of the data that can be falsified? then Athiest will drop the modern version of evolution.
And it's not Darwinism, it's the theory of evolution. Only people who are unable to accept the fact that new data can chanfg a theory understand that. ANYONE who calls the theory of evolution
Re:"...hardline atheists...." (Score:2)
" But hardline atheists have no choice but to resist any alternatives to evolution"
False and backwards. Bible literalist have no choice then to deny the theory of evolution regardless of evidence.
Actually, I think you're both right limited to those two statements. But you make reference only to bible literalists. Many religious people do not believe in literal interpretation. The Catholic church certainly doesn't take the creation story literally; nor would the Lutherans, or most of the protestants. For these and many others, there is no conflict between science and religion. I don't think that for Atheists, who don't have a sliding scale of "how much they believe in supernatural processes", that they can accept anything other than evolution, unless you're proposing there are alternative scientific theories on the subject.