The issue here is whether evolution is the same sort of thing as heliocentrism.
My own view is that evolution leads quite naturally to evolutionism and is devastating to religious belief.
I think what Tusko said was really interesting and very applicable:
Tusko writes:
Those who didn't want to admit that the earth wasn't the centre of the universe saw heliocentrism as a challenge to their notion of the Almighty. Now as our notion of God has adapted, heliocentrism is largely an irrelevance.
When an accepted idea conflicts with a religious idea, you'll naturally be led away from religion. As religious ideas adapt, the conflict disappears.
I do see this happening over time with evolution, for better or for worse. There will always be those who don't like the adaptation; they will die out. Their protege will be more and more a minority, and soon enough there will be no seam between the accepted idea and the religion.
Seems religious thought is no different than any other type of human thought--it changes and adapts over time. Not necessarily in an individual, but in our societies. I didn't really think about this until I read what Tusko write. So, thanks Tusko!
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