In your class you mentioned something about Darwin not having one degree or another as if the lack of the degree is supposed to take away from his observations and conclusions. Brad Harrub made a similar comment. Do we have Darwin concluding one thing you and Brad thinking another none of whom being educated in the specific areas of science.
In his book “The Origin of the Species, By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life” he mentions that upon his return from his time on the H.M.S. Beagle as naturalist it occurred to him, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out on the question on origin of species by patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. By the way he was recommended for the position on the Beagle by Cambridge University professor of botany J.S. Henslow which should suggest something about his confidence in Darwin.
Fully aware of the resistance from the orthodox scientific and religious communities he published his book in 1859 only after another naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, independently reached almost exactly the same general conclusions. He admits his book is imperfect; he could not give references and authorities for his statements; and that no doubt errors will have crept in.
Christians who are also scientists accept his conclusions. A couple of Popes have written that Evolution does not contradict the Bible. I have read that before the early 60s when The Genesis Flood was published, many Christians considered evolution insight into the way God did things.
While the Bible may not change our understanding of it does. At one time Christians believed angels moved the planets. Later Christians believed the Bible was very clear on the sun moving around the earth.
If the youth are to be convinced reasons beyond discounting Darwin must be employed.
John Jenkins
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“All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens … “
"George Washington on religious toleration
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