Comments on: Debate Emerging on Origin of Giant’s Causeway

By: Suricou Raven

Suricou Raven — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:02:15 +0000

That, and the Catholic church still wields some influence in Ireland – and they dont support literal creationism. They support the ‘science with gaps’ – defer to science on all matters purely physical, while explicitly stateing some metaphysical areas where they reserve all oppinion for themselves.

By: Sigmund

Sigmund — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:53:22 +0000

Considering the current political leader of Northern Ireland is a hard line fundamentalist with a degree from Bob Jones University I’m not sure that the wedge strategy isnt a politically viable strategy. In fact its probably only the fact that it is so clearly sectarian and contrary to the science education taught in secular and catholic schools that prevent creationism being mandated as the only form of biology taught there.

By: toby

toby — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:53:44 +0000

Dr. Samuel Johnson said that the Giant’s Causeway was “worth seeing, but not worth going to see”. Maybe this will increase it’s number of visitors.

By: Ex-drone

Ex-drone — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:52:59 +0000

The fact of Intelligent Design? They need to be more specific. Which fact?* The fact that its advocates make unsupported scientific claims.* The fact that it is creationism in disguise.* The fact that it is rejected by virtually all scientists.* The fact that it is at the thin end of the Wedge Strategy.* The fact that it is the refuge of has-been and wannabe scientists.* The fact that it promotes a conspiratorial worldview amongst its supporters.* The fact that it endlessly recycles invalidated hypotheses.* . . .

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:24:41 +0000

What I didn’t mention in my post, but found interesting was that this is another example of young earth creationists demanding “to see the fact of “Intelligent Design” being taught alongside the “Theory of Evolution” in our local schools”.