We have turned a corner, I do believe. We can't yet say what all we'll find around this corner, but it is clear that the scenery has changed drastically and our grandchildren will live in a different landscape from the one we grew up in. Nineteenth Century scientists made some preposterous assumptions about man, nature and society, and those assumptions have led us down a very inhuman path. (Read Eric R. Pianka, Steven Pinker, William Provine, Michael Ruse, and Steven Weinberg.)

But by what I take to be a conspicuous divine grace, 21^st Century scientists have found evidence for the thing they feared most and the last thing they ever expected to find in their derelict cloisters. Scientists discovered the sign of a very big bogeyman in their microscopes, and they have that bewildered and unmanned look that one likes to see in his enemies' eyes.

Uncommon Descent holds that...

Materialistic ideology has subverted the study of biological and cosmological origins so that the actual content of these sciences has become corrupted. The problem, therefore, is not merely that science is being used illegitimately to promote a materialistic worldview, but that this worldview is actively undermining scientific inquiry, leading to incorrect and unsupported conclusions about biological and cosmological origins. At the same time, intelligent design (ID) offers a promising scientific alternative to materialistic theories of biological and cosmological evolution - an alternative that is finding increasing theoretical and empirical support. Hence, ID needs to be vigorously developed as a scientific, intellectual, and cultural project.

Yesterday we took a break from our profoundly inane Sunday School discussion to trek down to Park Cities Presbyterian Church to hear Stephen C. Meyer talk about the cultural relevance of Intelligent Design. He didn't go through Signature in the Cell, but he explained to a roomful of people the cultural significance of what is afoot in the world of science.

I have recommended both Meyer and David Berlinski in the past, but I would encourage all of you who can find an opportunity to give them a serious reading and, if possible locally, hearing. Yesterday's class ended with an odd expression of faith: a roomful of believers in a fervent and earnest singing of the doxology.

Very rare. That alone was worth the drive.

A lot of our time on Remonstrans is spent observing the antics of dimwits and propagandists. We know of the profane and depraved antics of Emergence, and we are not unaware of the recent convoluted and disordered thoughts about separation and the gospel up in Allen Park.

But Christendom is different, dear reader, and keeping up might be nice for a change.