Rating: Not rated
Tags: Evolution, Lang:en
Summary
In this short but illuminating piece, world-renowned
biologist Francisco Ayala addresses the notion of intelligent
design—the notion that individual species are too complex
to have developed through evolution and therefore must be the
work of an intelligent designer, God. Ayala shows first just what the theory of evolution claims,
and the range of questions it can answer. He then turns to the
notion of intelligent design, as it is expounded today, and its
weaknesses as a scientific or even a theological explanation of
the complexity of the universe and all its creatures.
Ayala’s treatment is especially valuable for its clarity
about the respective roles and provinces of science, faith, and
theology. **