In honor of Darwin’s birthday, an essay I wrote twenty or more years ago.
#SecularChristian #MilitantDarwinist #Materialism #CharlesDarwin #Evolution #Atheism #IntelligentDesign
https://111-words.ghost.io/secular-christian-militant-darwinist/

Update 2025: I’ve linked to the Wikipedia article about the decision referred to in the note. Note: I wrote this last year (2005) before the judge in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled against the teaching of "intelligent design" in biology classes in Dover. As he wrote: Those who disagree with our
A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
ADAM’S APPLE, n. A protuberance on the throat of a man, thoughtfully provided by Nature to keep the rope in place.Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adam’s Apple,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-05-05)
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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll
A devout clergyman sought every opportunity to impress upon the mind of his son the fact, that God takes care of all his creatures; that the falling sparrow attracts his attention, and that his loving kindness is over all his works.Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, Illinois
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A devout clergyman sought every opportunity to impress upon the mind of his son the fact, that God takes care of all his creatures; that the falling sparrow attracts his attention, and that his loving kindness is over all his works. Happening, one day, to see a crane wading in…

Update 2025: I’ve linked to the Wikipedia article about the decision referred to in the note. Note: I wrote this last year (2005) before the judge in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled against the teaching of "intelligent design" in biology classes in Dover. As he wrote: Those who disagree with our
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No hypothesis is scientific unless new evidence could potentially prove it false.
Application: Making the claim that a particular idea is science, one should ask, how could that idea be proven false? For example, the claim that Intelligent Design is a scientific theory. Counterargument: How could Intelligent Design be falsified? Answer: it is unfalsifiable, therefore #IntelligentDesign is a belief.