I read through the article very quickly, and I am going to do another reading later. My initial impression is that while Dembski does have some interesting observations, his reactions to people who are less conservative than he mirror the things he is complaining about regarding fundamentalists.
The other thing that came across was that the ideas he is excoriating fundamentalists for rejecting, and branding him as a heretic are pretty bizarre. Dembski knew exactly what his situation was, namely that he was an OEC surrounded by YECs who have always considered OEC theology to be Christians compromising with materialism. Why is he so surprised that presenting a theory that appears to be bending over backwards to accommodate OEC would not go over well.
There is a lot to be learned from Dembski's experience, but I think most of us wouldn't find ourselves running with that crowd or caring about their opinions of us, or even working at a place where their opinions could cost us our job.
Finally, I think Dembski himself could benefit from a little introspection.
Just my initial impression...
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