Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith while accepting a thoroughly naturalistic picture of physical reality. Phillip E. Johnson More Quotes by Phillip E. Johnson More Quotes From Phillip E. Johnson The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority. Phillip E. Johnson majorityminoritiesdoe To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea. Phillip E. Johnson philosophicalmindideas In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is effectively outlawed, and implicitly negated. Phillip E. Johnson propositionscreationway Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy. Phillip E. Johnson supportproductsphilosophy Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature to create new forms, I am willing to be per-suaded that He chose not to do so and instead employed secondary natural causes like random mutation and natural selection. Phillip E. Johnson mutationcausesnatural If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In that case right and wrong would be a matter of cultural preference, or political power, and the power already available to modernists ideologies would be overwhelming. Phillip E. Johnson objective-truthpoliticalwould-be Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy. Phillip E. Johnson conceptsimportantphilosophy We're not trying to prove the character of God through science. That's a bad idea. What I'm trying to do is clear away the misunderstandings, the debris that prevent people from accepting that God who wants to accept them. Phillip E. Johnson characterpeopleideas The Intelligent Design movement starts with the recognition that "In the beginning was the Word," and "In the beginning God created." Establishing that point isn't enough, but it is absolutely essential to the rest of the gospel message. Phillip E. Johnson designessentialsintelligent Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the like. Phillip E. Johnson fossilsagreementmatter This [the intelligent design movement] isn't really, and never has been, a debate about science, it's about religion and philosophy. Phillip E. Johnson designintelligentphilosophy All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so. Phillip E. Johnson safephilosophythinking So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is that they fear exposure of the implicit religious content in what they are teaching. Phillip E. Johnson uprisingteachingreligious A crush is just as simple as admiration. You get attracted to another person and time can allow feelings to grow more into something more than that. Phillip E. Johnson crushsimplelove Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own. Phillip E. Johnson deadrealizegodpeople Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They aspire to answer a much broader question-which is how complex organisms like birds, and flowers, and human beings came into existence in the first place. Phillip E. Johnson birdsflowersplacelimits
