“Why doesn’t the public trust science?”

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2016/08/20/why_doesnt_the_public_trust_science_109728.html

Permit me to suggest another factor that, in my judgment, sometimes plays in:

Some evolutionists have advanced conclusions that go far beyond biological science, arguing that Darwin’s discovery proves the universe meaningless, life pointless, intelligence and personality mere chance occurrences, and the cosmos Godless.

Some Christians object to evolution, obviously, because it conflicts with their literal reading of Genesis.  The more visceral reaction though, I think, comes from the sense that it devalues human life and deprives humanity of hope.  And that’s not limited to conservative Christians.

I think this conclusion unnecessary, as well as harmful to both religion and science.  But, in fairness, it has to be said that it’s not only religious believers (let alone young-earth creationists) who have drawn it and pushed it.

Posted from Oslo, Norway