Fracas of faith
2009 07 01
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As to whether the universe is evolved or designed intelligently, I have to go with the former. How we could stick the term " intelligent design" to anything that is so awkward and fails as much as the human body, is beyond me.
I know there are some who feel that the explanations of science take away the sense of wonder and magic that some non-evolutionary theories provide, but I find the answers part of the magic. I am fascinated to know how and why things work, and do not feel I am losing out. Answers do not strip away the beauty, they are the beauty. Answers highlight our curiosity and ability. To live otherwise, to me, is to beg a life in fantasyland.
I went to Catholic school. The old joke related to this story is that the quickest way to turn someone into an atheist (even a passive one like myself) is to raise them Catholic. There was a nun who ended up being our chaplain for a couple of years. (Oddly, there were very few nuns teaching at that school; in fact, only two, and no priests.) One year during a religion class I recall her saying something along the lines of "why couldn't we simply believe/accept that God himself was responsible for evolution". What a simple and elegant answer that is. It would solve so many fracas of faith.