There exists a Reality:
- The universe was made by Intelligent Design
- The universe is godless, and came through random natural processes
I have reduced this simple dichotomy to bumper sticker slogans:
- Goddidit!
- Nuthindidit!
Science is an examination of facts that can be placed in either model. Philosophy is an extrapolation of Reason and Abstract concepts that science cannot address. Einstein summed this up nicely in his quote,
.there also belongs the faith in the possibility that the regulations valid for the world of existence are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot conceive of a genuine scientist without that profound faith. The situation may be expressed by an image: science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. ~Albert Einstein
Belief
There are beliefs, opinions, speculations, or surmises about this Reality, but there is not a unanimous opinion on it. It remains, objectively, a religio/philosophical belief. There are levels of dogmatism or certainty in each individual, but the simple fact is we do not have enough information in our empirical data base to declare one belief as 'Absolute Truth.' They remain, at their core, beliefs about the nature of the universe.
The Narrative
'Creation is religion! Atheism is science!'
..this is the false narrative that is promoted in all progressive institutions. These institutions have constructed a Bully Pulpit, to relegate any consideration of a Creator to 'religion!', while any atheistic beliefs on origins are labeled, 'Science!' It is effectively assigning the concept of a Creator as a myth, while promoting atheistic naturalism as 'Settled Science!'
History
For millennia, the consensus from people of science was that of a Creator. It was taught in schools, universities, and was the basis for the scientific revolution a few centuries back. 'To see what God hath wrought', was the motivation for understanding the world we are in, and a belief in a Creator was never a conflict, for the giants whose shoulders we stand on. The majority of all significant (and insignificant!) scientific discoveries were by creationists.
In the mid 1800s, the combined ideologies of Marxism and Darwinism gave rebirth to atheistic naturalism, which became the cornerstone for humanism and the progressive worldview.
Through the mid 20th century, the concept of a Creator was still taught in most schools and universities. But the Progressivism gained control of the judicial system, and began to ban any concept of a Creator as 'religious instruction!', while atheistic naturalism was labelled 'Science!' These were not scientists, but lawyers and activist judges, promoting THEIR philosophical beliefs, and censoring the competition. It is, in essence, religious bigotry, and is using the power of govt to establish a religious opinion, about the nature of the universe. By the 21st century, any reference to a Creator was banned, and only the belief in atheistic naturalism was allowed to be taught.
Indoctrination
This religio/philosophical belief on origins is the Official State Belief, and is EXCLUSIVELY taught as 'settled science!' in all progressive run institutions. The media, academia, government, entertainment, and most religious denominations teach exclusively an atheistic naturalism model of origins, even if they allow some distant, obscure Deity for sentimental reasons. National parks, public television, children's shows, sitcoms, comedians, and every progressive institution is complicit with a uniform, constant, and unrelenting propaganda drum, with no questioning, examination of facts, or dissention allowed. Those who question the science or facts that support this model are quickly labeled 'science haters!', 'Deniers!', or other such scientific terms of endearment.
Open forums are trending away from open examination of this subject, in favor of the Narrative. I see examples of this trend to censorship constantly in the public discourse. It is a testament to the effectiveness of progressive Indoctrination.
