Isn the Topological Theory of Autism just more Godless Darwinism?
The Topological Theory of Autism does not derive from or depend on Darwin’s theory of evolution. There is pride of understanding, and there is pride of ignorance. Good science and good religion steer clear of both. The inferences of the Topological Theory of Autism are strong but general: Speaking in religious terms, they do not shackle God. Anyone who imagines a science to be omniscient or omnipotent should try to predict the course of a natural event like a football game: A knowledge of the rules and the odds does not give much power of prediction in detail. Conversely, to say there are no regularities in nature is to overlook the fact that natural forms themselves — water, rocks and Man — are regularities. In religious language, the regularities explored by the sciences are part of creation. It is possible to explore a potential regularity like the influence of population surfaces on the history of autism without being pompous about it.
Related Questions
- It is possible to make up thousands of Just So stories about adaptation. What makes the Topological Theory of Autism different from any of these?
- The Topological Theory of Autism predicts gender-related behavioral differences on average. Doesn this make it a sexist theory?
- According to this theory shouldn there be a high incidence of autism among Inuit people in the Arctic?
