On Evolution, Creation Science, and
Intelligent Design
1. Creationism, creation science, Intelligent Design (ID), or
any other spiritual concept, involve events or phenomena
that cannot be tested, verified, or repeated through scientific methodology and, therefore, cannot be measured using
scientific practice. Because science is limited to explaining
natural phenomena through the use of empirical evidence,
it cannot provide religious or ultimate explanations.
2. Evolution is a theory greatly accepted by the scientifi c
community because all available evidence supports the
central conclusions of evolutionary theory, that life on
Earth has evolved and that species share common ancestors
and genomes.
3. Vigorous questioning of existing ideas is central to the
scientific process. Solid and long-held theories such as
evolution or relativity stand as important foundations of
science because they have proven, so far, unassailable
(but not from want of trying…).