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“To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea.”

Quote by Phillip E. Johnson

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Phillip E. Johnson

Phillip E. Johnson is a renowned law professor born on June 18, 1940. He is well-known in the American legal community for his support of intelligent design in science education. more

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“Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.”

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Book:Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture

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“According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system of material effects that can never be influenced by something from outside - like God, for example.”

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“First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence.”

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Book:Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture

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“In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it.”

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“In the most important sense a creationist is a person who believes in creation, and that includes people who believe that Genesis is a myth and that creation involved a process called evolution and consumed billions of years.”

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“The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by the same rules at all times and places, makes it possible for natural science to be confident that it can explain such things as how life began.”

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“The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.”

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Author:Phillip E. Johnson

“Being boring is just wrong, isn't it? You wouldn't have got anywhere being boring.”

Author:Rachel Johnson

“I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts.”

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“I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.”

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