Evolution, the Image of God, and Speech (RJS)

… To ask if God is necessary for the evolution of mankind as we stand today misses the point. As a Christian I believe that there is no "natural mechanism" without God – because there is no creation without God. He made and sustains all. But we won't be able to prove that his "natural" mechanisms are insufficient And if people choose to assume "ontological materialism" – science won't prove them wrong.

God's design in creation is not a scientific question and shouldn't be brought into the science classroom.  Science is the study of God's creation and the "natural" mechanisms of that creation. Neither should it be asserted that science proves that there is no God, no purpose, no plan. This is a statement of faith not science. …