The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.
Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.
All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.
Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.
We're not trying to prove the character of God through science. That's a bad idea. What I'm trying to do is clear away the misunderstandings, the debris that prevent people from accepting that God who wants to accept them.
The Intelligent Design movement starts with the recognition that "In the beginning was the Word," and "In the beginning God created. " Establishing that point isn't enough, but it is absolutely essential to the rest of the gospel message.
Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the like.
How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression?
Tell that to the Marines!
If you have to do with one who is unquestionably a slanderer, do not excuse him by calling him frank and free-spoken; do not call one who is notoriously vain, liberal and elegant; do not call dangerous levities mere simplicity; do not screen disobedience under the name of zeal; or arrogance, of frankness; or evil intimacy, of friendship. No, my friends, we must never, in our wish to shun slander, foster or flatter vice in others: but we must call evil evil, and sin sin, and so doing we shall serve God's glory.
Electricity is an example of a general purpose technology, like the steam engine before it. General purpose technologies drive most economic growth, because they unleash cascades of complementary innovations, like lightbulbs and, yes, factory redesign.