William Dembski has an interesting piece in his blog concerning the reluctance of Christian creationists to sit in the “big tent” of Intelligent Design. I find this ironic since the mainstream media seems to perceive of Intelligent Design as a veiled attempt by creationists to gain credibility! I also find it strange that the entire issue of old earth/new earth keeps getting tied to the Intelligent Design hypothesis, for in my mind the two questions are somewhat independent (and Dembski brings out a salient point–if new earth creationism can be “proven,” then Intelligent Design simply becomes a corollary to that fact.).
For the record, I am a creationist, and I don’t have any heartburn whatsoever in walking into the big tent of Intelligent Design. If I were pursuing a creationist agenda, it seems to me that Intelligent Design theorists would be a welcome ally.
From “Creationism’s Reluctance to Enter ID’s Big Tent“:
Critics of ID are quick to label it creationism. It is therefore ironic that creationists are increasingly reluctant to identify themselves as design theorists. Creationists, both of the young-earth and the old-earth variety, tend to think ID doesn’t goes far enough and hesitate to embrace ID’s widening circle of allies, a circle that now includes Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, and non-dogmatic agnostics. Indeed, creationists are increasingly distancing themselves from ID’s big tent.
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