Imagine Science Without Darwin

February 12 is Question Evolution Day for those of us who care about free speech, intellectual and academic freedoms, and more. Many secularists call it Darwin Day since Charlie is treated like a religious icon. Speak ill of him and call down their thunder.

Yet people also say that nobody believes Darwinism anymore, theories of evolution have progressed. Don't even refer to evolution as Darwinism. But they still have the day of observance. It would be amazing if secular scientists told the secular science industry, "We can work without evolutionary thinking. Send him packing."

Charles Darwin hitchhiking, made with AI at Bing

While atheists and other secularists may be screaming, "Katie, bar the door!" about such a heretical concept of science without Darwinism, there are some basic facts to consider. First, he was not a "great scientist," as his only earned degree was in theology. Second, he promised to back up his claims, but never followed through.

Third, Darwin's Flying Monkeys™ swoop down with the contemptible twaddle of, "Evolution is essential in medicine." Not hardly! Fact is, evolutionary thinking is harmful to medicine. Fourth, evolution needs fake science, lousy logic, deception, and outright fraud to prop it up.

Creation science and the Intelligent Design movement have shown that evolution is not the nice, tidy fact that is presented. Secular scientists would do well to send the Bearded Buddha away and just do their jobs. Better than that, however, is to recognize and praise their Creator.

. . . A growing number of scientists are skeptical of the ability of random mutations and natural selection to account for the complexity of life (dissentfromdarwin.org). On this centennial year of the Scopes Trial, it would be profoundly ironic for Darwin’s theory to trend downward and lose prestige on a path to becoming a discarded philosophy on the junk pile. While still difficult to imagine anytime soon, is a scientific revolution of this magnitude possible? What would be the impact on science as a whole?

The answer is, “probably not much” in terms of the ability of academia to continue doing the work they normally do. Darwinism has been like a ball and chain on science, or at least a tradition of dubious utility. Mentioning evolution appears to be a formality or obligation sometimes grudgingly performed to satisfy reviewers.

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