RE: [asa] Theological Naturalism - 'The Nature of God' = Naturalism

Well I've seen stats (the ARIS study - have you seen that) that shows these
groups have increased between 1990 and 2001 - evangelical Christians, people
with no religion, and nondenominational Christians. This is evidence to me
that the divide is indeed widening. I can't definitively show that the cause
is ID but I am around many evo biologists and I can assure you that more
scientists than ever before are angry and frustrated at Christians - because
of ID, which is now not only affecting the public view of evolution and
science but even affecting their ability to get funding (Douglas Futuyma).

http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_studies/aris.pdf

Wendee

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of Gregory Arago
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:28 PM
To: WENDEE HOLTCAMP
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: RE: [asa] Theological Naturalism - 'The Nature of God' = Naturalism

This may be true that the IDM has lost many people from the Christian faith
or at least confused them, but at this point it is no more than an
unverified belief, a feeling so to speak. I've said for a few years already
that ID is a transition theory that will ultimately give way to something
more significant. Actually, I don't even think the IDM has stimulated more
scientific research, perhaps only in studying the Movement rather than in
the natural sciences laboratories. If it had come up with a serious research
programme in the past 14 years (since the Pajaro meeting in 1993) then
surely we all would have heard about it by now. May your sadness be tempered
by hope for the future.

G.

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