RE: Richard Dawkins is Misguided
The moment that someone says you are not allowed to question the science behind an idea or theory, is the moment that it ceases to be true science but rather it becomes scientism -- where it acts like a religious belief that you are not allowed to question.
Belief in evolution becomes evolutionism if no questions or doubts are allowed, just like belief in creation is creationism. Both are belief systems that can not actually be proven by science, since true science is repeatable and observable, and no human was there when the world came into being.
All we can do is look at the evidence available and decide which model we think it fits best (evolution or creation or something in between). Since neither case can be absolutely proven, we should never insist on a consensus in belief.
Science progresses by people questioning it.
Science is never settled.
If someone tells you that the science is settled, than they have lost scientific integrity.
You did a great job on this post. Thanks,
Nice to see a comment so objective that I can't figure out what worldview you hold :-)
ha ha -- thanks so much!
Yeah, if we can't prove something absolutely 100%, we might as well say there's no such thing as fact or truth, or that people just invent the truth themselves. =D
Evidence, logic, reality, observation, experimentation, and belief mean nothing.
There's no such thing as the right answer, and if you think you know the right answer, I bet someone disagrees. =p