A recent post by Don Parker of the Madison, SD IDEA club reveals the basis of his disagreement with evolutionary theory.
There are many truths in life, but which is of the utmost importance? I think that’s a no-brainer: eternal life, don’t leave Earth without it. … I’m not talking about buying a cemetery plot and a stone in advance but rather about continuing their existence to infinity and beyond. Before you plan for a future you have to believe in one. Many people don’t. And Darwin’s theory of evolution is the reason why many are in the category.
It appears that Parker is following the same old tired strategy: a fundamentally religious criticism of the theory of evolution gets transformed into a “teach an alternative ‘scientific’ theory” message.
March 16, 2009 at 10:08 am |
I found a link to this site on Phyrangula and was happily surprised to find such a group active in SD. Dr. Dennis, thank you for the work you’ve put into starting a group that will undoubtably draw little thanks in a state as conservative as ours. I’d love to get involved if there are avenues through which to do so.
April 2, 2009 at 11:08 am |
Thanks for the kind words JC. Currently there is not a lot of activity in the group. And actually, it’s not much of a group (yet). It’s just me posting on issues when I can get around to it. If you have any ideas for making the group more active, please feel free to leave comments here. I’d love to hear them.