The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...

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...

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain...

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain...

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...

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...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

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...

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...

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 problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...