ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) (10/09/84)
[Post no bills] >........ What I mean, if >my metaphor applies, is that the evolotionary theory arose out of an >unqualified rejection of the idea of a creator, specifically *the* >Creator of the Judeo-Christian teachings. The rejection stemmed from >the logical conclusion that if He existed, then He had something to say >about how I live My life, something that Darwin et al. had a personal >problem with, as do the evolutionists of today. I didn't see the :-) so I have to assume you were serious. That being the case it might be a good idea to explain to you why this submission strikes me as funny. Evolutionary theory did not arise as a rationalization of Darwin's decision to forgo believing in your version of God. It's continued existence is not based on a desire to snub God, but on an accumulated body of impressive corroborating evidence. What's particularly incredible about your submission is the casual assumption that only a God who conforms to your own theological ideas could possibly be a source of moral inspiration to anybody. It's only a little less crazy than the view I've heard here that agnostics and atheists are necessarily amoral. "I can't help it if my Ethan Vishniac knee jerks" {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712