Philosophical Musings

  " If anyone says that human reason is so independent that faith cannot be enjoined upon it by God, let him be anathema ... If anyone says that divine revelation cannot be made credible by outward signs and that, therefore, men ought to be moved to faith solely by each one's inner experience or by personal inspiration, let him be anathema." The First Ecumenical Council at the Vatican.   A post authored by a friend of mine recently turned up on my news feed on a subject that I have discussed much about privately. This issue is not so hotly discussed and debated in the United Kingdom as it is in the United States, but some clarity would of course be helpful. If it was not clear from the title of this post; the topic is that of Creationism vs. Intelligent Design vs. Evolution, where do we stand as the Faithful of the Holy Mother Church? Explicit in the dogmatic canons there is no specific position taken, implicitly though there do appear to be some problems that need to be...