Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith while accepting a thoroughly naturalistic picture of physical reality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical weapon: because science is our only real way of knowing anything, what science cannot know cannot be real.
What evolution tells us is that we are part of a grand, dynamic, and ever-changing fabric of life that covers our planet. Even to a person of faith, in fact especially to a person of faith, an understanding of the evolutionary process should only deepen their appreciation of the scope and wisdom of the creator's work.
The laws of nature are structured so that we grow and change, and get to experience the full spectrum of biological existence.
Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology.
I don't bill myself as an atheist but as a naturalist. Naturalism is a belief system. A lot of scientists bristle at that. We all have to believe we can find the truth. Evidence is my guide. I rely on observation, experimentation and verification.
In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it.
Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection.
My personal feeling is that understanding evolution led me to atheism.
Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. And they have become decisive for our image of reality.
All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.