Re: on Eastern Orthodoxy and science

Chris,

These are great questions. I regret my inability to answer any of them
with much confidence, except to say that what Johnson means by "Darwinism"
(unguided, blind evolution) is not consistent with Orthodox belief as I
understand it. On the other hand, pace Johnson, "evolution" and "Darwinism"
are not the same thing...

ted

>>> "Chris Barden" <chris.barden@gmail.com> 04/05/06 10:12 AM >>>

Maybe this is not precisely on topic for what you had in mind, but I'd
be interested to know your thoughts and those of others on the list:
is Orthodoxy fundamentally more appreciative of evolution? I note
that Dobzhansky, probably the most well-regarded Christian biologist
of his time, was Russian Orthodox. I also wonder whether it is the
doctrine of deification (theosis) that proves more compelling for the
Orthodox, though of course the Logos is a supportive position as well.
 And a further, more "out there" question: do such doctrines drive the
Mormon support of, or at least indifference to, evolution?
Received on Wed Apr 5 14:12:04 2006