Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.

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The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it...

The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it...

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system...

According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system...

In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific...

In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific...

Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical...

Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical...

In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and...

In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and...

So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is...

So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests...

The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests...

The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not...

The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...