Clarifying article about pantheism

[EarlyActs]

I found this to be clarifying because we tend to lose the accurate questions over time. I had a 'philosophy of biology' book at one time which demonstrated how evolution was pantheist. Many evolutionists I talk to may hate using the word god, but they think cells can design and engineer and want to, no problem.

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/science-versus-religion-or-pantheism-versus-christianity.html
I urge you all to re-read 3 pieces by Lewis in GOD IN THE DOCK:
"Two Lectures"
"Science and Religion" (the coin-drawer analogy)
"Man or Rabbit?"

 

[TB2]

I found this to be clarifying because we tend to lose the accurate questions over time. I had a 'philosophy of biology' book at one time which demonstrated how evolution was pantheist. Many evolutionists I talk to may hate using the word god, but they think cells can design and engineer and want to, no problem.

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/science-versus-religion-or-pantheism-versus-christianity.html
I urge you all to re-read 3 pieces by Lewis in GOD IN THE DOCK:
"Two Lectures"
"Science and Religion" (the coin-drawer analogy)
"Man or Rabbit?"

I think the "Evolution is a Religion" argument is the wrong way to go. It's also not true. Evolution is not a religion. And evolution is not pantheist either. Pantheism is the view that "all" is god, and god is in all ("the universe is god"). I wouldn't even say evolution is the problem per se.

BUT, I think I know what you're getting at. What you/we really have a problem with is not evolution per se, but METAPHYSICAL NATURALISM. The belief that "nature is all there is" or "nature is the whole of reality." Science presupposes methodological naturalism, but can't prove it. Science assumes and works within a naturalistic framework. But science CAN'T prove that "nature is all there is," or that "nature is the whole of reality." So, instead of pantheism, I would say metaphysical naturalism is what we're fighting against as believers.

 

[EarlyActs]

I think the "Evolution is a Religion" argument is the wrong way to go. It's also not true. Evolution is not a religion. And evolution is not pantheist either. Pantheism is the view that "all" is god, and god is in all ("the universe is god"). I wouldn't even say evolution is the problem per se.

BUT, I think I know what you're getting at. What you/we really have a problem with is not evolution per se, but METAPHYSICAL NATURALISM. The belief that "nature is all there is" or "nature is the whole of reality." Science presupposes methodological naturalism, but can't prove it. Science assumes and works within a naturalistic framework. But science CAN'T prove that "nature is all there is," or that "nature is the whole of reality." So, instead of pantheism, I would say metaphysical naturalism is what we're fighting against as believers.

Lewis used to capitalize the term Nature to get this across. It will be found that way in some essays in GOD IN THE DOCK. As though personi- or dei-fied.

Regardless, the book on evolution as pantheism was not by an ‘outsider’ like a Christian.

 

[EarlyActs]

I think the "Evolution is a Religion" argument is the wrong way to go. It's also not true. Evolution is not a religion. And evolution is not pantheist either. Pantheism is the view that "all" is god, and god is in all ("the universe is god"). I wouldn't even say evolution is the problem per se.

BUT, I think I know what you're getting at. What you/we really have a problem with is not evolution per se, but METAPHYSICAL NATURALISM. The belief that "nature is all there is" or "nature is the whole of reality." Science presupposes methodological naturalism, but can't prove it. Science assumes and works within a naturalistic framework. But science CAN'T prove that "nature is all there is," or that "nature is the whole of reality." So, instead of pantheism, I would say metaphysical naturalism is what we're fighting against as believers.

Lewis used to capitalize the term Nature to get this across. It will be found that way in some essays in GOD IN THE DOCK. As though personi- or dei-fied.

Regardless, the book on evolution as pantheism was not by an ‘outsider’ like a Christian