Dr. Berlinski’s writings usually contain deep, thought-provoking material – this was no exception. It’s too bad that he’s not yet made certain connections after which he’s sure to become a Creationist.
That aside, one of the many points that his article sheds some light upon is that the alleged ‘anti-religious / separation-of-church-and-state stance’ of the scientific establishment and of education-related and other organizations is actually a popularly-held myth. It’s *not* that these groups are anti-religious or religious separatists at all. The simple fact is that their true objective is to retain the monopoly for *their* religious views – a monopoly now held within the public education system and elsewhere. These people do everything in their power in order to retain said monopoly where only materialistic Naturalism has freedom of expression and practice. They do this via academic platforms, politics, the courts and all other forums available (e.g., note the NCSE, the ACLU and others). The recent film ‘Expelled’ is a good introduction to these phenomena.
Keep up the excellent work, Dr. Berlinski.
