Will Intelligent Design Hurt Conservatism?
Will Intelligent Design Hurt Conservatism? Sunday October 2, 2005 Anti-science programs are playing an increasing role in American conservatism. The biggest example is the advocacy of Intelligent Design: a direct attack on a basic scientific theory because religious ideology demands it. The question is, will the anti-science attitudes of conservatives come to hurt them later? A forum member quotes something from Free Republic: In the long run, though, intelligent design will probably prove a political boon to liberals, and a poisoned chalice for conservatives. Like the evolution wars in the early part of the last century, the design debate offers liberals the opportunity to portray every scientific battle–today, stem-cell research, therapeutic cloning, and end-of-life issues; tomorrow, perhaps, large-scale genetic engineering–as a face-off
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}Anti-science programs are playing an increasing role in American conservatism. The biggest example is the advocacy of Intelligent Design: a direct attack on a basic scientific theory because religious ideology demands it. The question is, will the anti-science attitudes of conservatives come to hurt them later? A forum member quotes something from Free Republic: In the long run, though, intelligent design will probably prove a political boon to liberals, and a poisoned chalice for conservatives. Like the evolution wars in the early part of the last century, the design debate offers liberals the opportunity to portray every scientific battle–today, stem-cell research, therapeutic cloning, and end-of-l
