* Astronomy

The so-called Creationists, who maintain that the biblical account is scientific truth, make me very angry. Their total misunderstanding of the real truths at the heart of the Creation stories of Genesis simply bring faith into disrepute and invite scorn, feeding those who dismiss all religion as irrational nonsense.
Even worse is the hijacking of the phrase "intelligent design", making it synonymous with the Creationist fallacies. Throughout all human history, including our own time, the vast majority of the world's peoples have believed in an intelligent mind behind all things. Indeed, many scientists believe that the underlying unity of the universe which they are progressively uncovering, can only be explained by a purposive hand.

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