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Originally Posted by SakmonKi
I had never heard that evolution is not an explaination for the origins of life before I came to this website. All through my school years and discussions throughout my life with people whom I thought "knew better", I was presented the contention that Darwinian evolution explains macro-biology as well as micro. In school it is said to be proven fact.
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Evolutionists are quite conflicted about this question, in my experience. I have heard people defend evolution by saying that it doesn't purport to explain origins. But you generally only get that response once you've backed an evolutionist into a corner by asking them to explain where, for example, genetic information originated from in evolutionary terms. At this point they are confronted with the stark inadequacy of evolutionary theory and so they capitulate and say that "Oh, well, evolution doesn't claim to explain the origin of life."
However, you are correct to notice that our school system presents evolution, in general, as a fact, and indeed as an explanation of the origin of life. And the media does as well. And with the recent dust-up in Kansas where the decision was made to "allow" the scientific weaknesses of evolution to be taught alongside of the scientific strengths, and the amount of controversy that generated, is proof positive that evolutionists are very protective of their precious little theory and don't generally appreciate having to admit that evolution even
has weaknesses.
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Originally Posted by SakmonKi
In light of this, has the general public not fully understood Darwinian evolution, or has the general public been deceived into believing it to be the explaination of the origin of life?
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Yes, and yes.
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Originally Posted by SakmonKi
Has the scientific community ever done anything to counteract this misunderstanding?
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No, not really. They don't want the scrutiny. They don't want the shoddy science of macro-evolution to be uncovered. So, the less we understand, the better.
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Originally Posted by Pyrotex
Up until recently, the scientific community had hoped that if they ignored the problem it would go away.
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I wonder, Pyrotex -- about the State of Kansas decision I mentioned above, where scientific weaknesses of evolution will now be taught alongside the strengths (I will assume for the moment that you oppose that decision, my apologies, and disregard the following if you do not) -- on what grounds would you oppose it? Do you believe there
are no scientific weaknesses in evolutionary theory? Or, do you acknowledge that there are scientific weaknesses but think we should actually
hide those weaknesses from our children?
