Fellow Atheists: Are you worried that Evangelical Francis Collins is top contender for an Obama appointment?
I’m not an atheist, but… Francis Collins believes God created the universe over 13.5 billion years ago. Creationism is a philosophical belief regarding origins, not necessarily a belief that God created the universe less than 10,000 years ago. Evolution says nothing about origins. As a supporter of evolution Collins has written several books defending evolution to the Christian community. I don’t see the problem, unless people want to discriminate based on religion. He has always had great integrity as a scientist. ‘Collins remains firm in his rejection of Intelligent Design, and for this reason was not asked to participate in the 2008 documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which tries, among other things, to draw a direct link between evolution and atheism. Walt Ruloff, a producer for the film, claimed that Collins was “toeing the party line” by rejecting Intelligent Design, which Collins called “just ludicrous.”‘ Quotes from Francis Collins: “Yes, evolution by descent from
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