@wandeljw,
Quote:He probably would say that, but there is no logical connection between the corruption of youth and the theory of evolution. Others have argued that religion poisons young minds.
well here's a question, though. Grant that the theory of biological evolution is indeed a scientific theory, similar to Newton's laws, etc. If we indeed devise a purely scientific explanation of our existence, from where do we derive moral law?
Religious myths, even if understood as myths, nevertheless imply a relationship between the human and the natural order. In the Christian tradition, this relationship is one of kinship with the author of all that is.
By contrast, scientific laws are not concerned with ethics or morals in the least - neither the law of gravity nor the motion of bodies, nor any other type of scientific law have any bearing upon human ethics or morals.
So if we say that evolutionary theory is a complete account of the existence of h. sapiens, isn't the traditional basis of social morality and ethical law called into question on this account?
It might be quite possible to derive a moral code from another source. We are often told that science only accepts things on proof, and relies on experimental method and so on. So what would be the basis for a 'scientific morality' that would be as all-encompassing as the religious view?
Or is it a matter for each individual to decide? And on what basis does an individual make the decision?
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