Creationism: God’s gift to the ignorant
Oh, Kansas…
The creationists’ fondness for “gaps” in the fossil record is a metaphor for their love of gaps in knowledge generally. Gaps, by default, are filled by God. You don’t know how the nerve impulse works? Good! You don’t understand how memories are laid down in the brain? Excellent! Is photosynthesis a bafflingly complex process? Wonderful! Please don’t go to work on the problem, just give up, and appeal to God. Dear scientist, don’t work on your mysteries. Bring us your mysteries for we can use them. Don’t squander precious ignorance by researching it away. Ignorance is God’s gift to Kansas.
Read the rest of the article, Creationism: God’s gift to the ignorant, by Richard Dawkins.
NOVA on PBS is running a great special this month called Origins - Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself. Nicole and I have been watching and recording all of the episodes. It is very interesting and has been very, very good thus far! I highly recommend watching it.
Posted: September 16th, 2005 under uncategorized.
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