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'''Atheistic evolution''' (also known as '''dysteleological evolution''') is the view referring to biological [[evolution]] occurring "apart from any supernatural process."<ref>{{cite book|last=Sweet|first=William|title=Religion and the Challenges of Science|year=2007|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=0754687449|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Enns|first=Paul|title=The Moody Handbook of Theology|year=2008|publisher=Moody Publishers|isbn=0802480187|page=313}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Moreland|first=J.P.|title=Three Views on Creation and Evolution|year=2010|publisher=Zondervan|isbn=0310873983}}</ref> This term has been in use since at 1906 in <u>The Metaphysical Magazine</u>,<ref>{{cite book|last=Richmond|first=J.F.|title=The Metaphysical Magazine, Volume 20|year=1906|publisher=Metaphysical Publishing Company|page=129}}</ref> and is contrasted with [[theistic evolution]], which asserts that God used evolution to create the universe.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stamos|first=David|title=Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters|year=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=1444359002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pasquini|first=John|title=The Existence of God: Convincing and Converging Arguments|year=2009|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=0761849068|page=26}}</ref> [[Owen Gingerich]], a [[history of science|historian of science]] at [[Harvard University]], has stated that both views are outside the domain of scientific [[empiricism]]: "Can mutations be inspired? Here is the ideological watershed, the division between atheistic evolution and theistic evolution; and frankly, it lies beyond the capability of science to prove the matter one way or the other."<ref>{{cite book|last=Gingerich|first=Owen|title=God's Universe|year=2006|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=0674023706|page=69}}</ref>
'''Atheistic evolution''' (also known as '''dysteleological evolution''') is the view referring to biological [[evolution]] occurring "apart from any supernatural process."<ref>{{cite book|last=Sweet|first=William|title=Religion and the Challenges of Science|year=2007|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=0754687449|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Enns|first=Paul|title=The Moody Handbook of Theology|year=2008|publisher=Moody Publishers|isbn=0802480187|page=313}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Moreland|first=J.P.|title=Three Views on Creation and Evolution|year=2010|publisher=Zondervan|isbn=0310873983}}</ref> This term has been in use since at least 1906 in <u>The Metaphysical Magazine</u>,<ref>{{cite book|last=Richmond|first=J.F.|title=The Metaphysical Magazine, Volume 20|year=1906|publisher=Metaphysical Publishing Company|page=129}}</ref> and is contrasted with [[theistic evolution]], which asserts that God used evolution to create the universe.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stamos|first=David|title=Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters|year=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=1444359002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pasquini|first=John|title=The Existence of God: Convincing and Converging Arguments|year=2009|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=0761849068|page=26}}</ref> [[Owen Gingerich]], a [[history of science|historian of science]] at [[Harvard University]], has stated that both views are outside the domain of scientific [[empiricism]]: "Can mutations be inspired? Here is the ideological watershed, the division between atheistic evolution and theistic evolution; and frankly, it lies beyond the capability of science to prove the matter one way or the other."<ref>{{cite book|last=Gingerich|first=Owen|title=God's Universe|year=2006|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=0674023706|page=69}}</ref>


In the [[Southern United States]], [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] found that "49 percent accepted creation, 34 percent believed in theistic evolution, and only 6 percent accepted atheistic evolution."<ref>{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Edward|title=Trial and Error : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution|year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0198035233|page=158}}</ref> A prominent supporter of atheistic evolution is [[Richard Dawkins]], an [[evolutionary biologist]] and notable spokesperson in the [[New Atheism]] movement.<ref>{{cite book|title=Regent University Law Review|year=1999|publisher=The University of California|page=389}}</ref> However, atheistic evolution has also received criticism from [[Francis Collins]], a physician-geneticist notable for his leadership of the [[National Institutes of Health]] and [[Human Genome Project]], who stated "A conclusion which is actually quite comfortable for me as a believer and for me as a scientist [is] that yes, Darwin was right, and a brilliant insight he had, but that all he was really doing was to deduce the mechanism of God's creation."<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Jenny|title=Test of faith: resources for schools|year=2009|publisher=The Stapleford Centre|isbn=1902234812}}</ref>
In the [[Southern United States]], [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] found that "49 percent accepted creation, 34 percent believed in theistic evolution, and only 6 percent accepted atheistic evolution."<ref>{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Edward|title=Trial and Error : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution|year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0198035233|page=158}}</ref> A prominent supporter of atheistic evolution is [[Richard Dawkins]], an [[evolutionary biologist]] and notable spokesperson in the [[New Atheism]] movement.<ref>{{cite book|title=Regent University Law Review|year=1999|publisher=The University of California|page=389}}</ref> However, atheistic evolution has also received criticism from [[Francis Collins]], a physician-geneticist notable for his leadership of the [[National Institutes of Health]] and [[Human Genome Project]], who stated "A conclusion which is actually quite comfortable for me as a believer and for me as a scientist [is] that yes, Darwin was right, and a brilliant insight he had, but that all he was really doing was to deduce the mechanism of God's creation."<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Jenny|title=Test of faith: resources for schools|year=2009|publisher=The Stapleford Centre|isbn=1902234812}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:48, 22 June 2013

Atheistic evolution (also known as dysteleological evolution) is the view referring to biological evolution occurring "apart from any supernatural process."[1][2][3] This term has been in use since at least 1906 in The Metaphysical Magazine,[4] and is contrasted with theistic evolution, which asserts that God used evolution to create the universe.[5][6] Owen Gingerich, a historian of science at Harvard University, has stated that both views are outside the domain of scientific empiricism: "Can mutations be inspired? Here is the ideological watershed, the division between atheistic evolution and theistic evolution; and frankly, it lies beyond the capability of science to prove the matter one way or the other."[7]

In the Southern United States, Gallup found that "49 percent accepted creation, 34 percent believed in theistic evolution, and only 6 percent accepted atheistic evolution."[8] A prominent supporter of atheistic evolution is Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and notable spokesperson in the New Atheism movement.[9] However, atheistic evolution has also received criticism from Francis Collins, a physician-geneticist notable for his leadership of the National Institutes of Health and Human Genome Project, who stated "A conclusion which is actually quite comfortable for me as a believer and for me as a scientist [is] that yes, Darwin was right, and a brilliant insight he had, but that all he was really doing was to deduce the mechanism of God's creation."[10]

Works Cited

  1. ^ Sweet, William (2007). Religion and the Challenges of Science. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 0754687449.
  2. ^ Enns, Paul (2008). The Moody Handbook of Theology. Moody Publishers. p. 313. ISBN 0802480187.
  3. ^ Moreland, J.P. (2010). Three Views on Creation and Evolution. Zondervan. ISBN 0310873983.
  4. ^ Richmond, J.F. (1906). The Metaphysical Magazine, Volume 20. Metaphysical Publishing Company. p. 129.
  5. ^ Stamos, David (2011). Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 1444359002.
  6. ^ Pasquini, John (2009). The Existence of God: Convincing and Converging Arguments. University Press of America. p. 26. ISBN 0761849068.
  7. ^ Gingerich, Owen (2006). God's Universe. Harvard University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0674023706.
  8. ^ Larson, Edward (2002). Trial and Error : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution. Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 0198035233.
  9. ^ Regent University Law Review. The University of California. 1999. p. 389.
  10. ^ Baker, Jenny (2009). Test of faith: resources for schools. The Stapleford Centre. ISBN 1902234812.
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