A PLANNED Jewish-Muslim reconciliation conference due to be held at the Hebrew University in Israel turned sour when it appeared that a Turkish contingent of scientists might hijack the event to advance their anti-Darwinist views.
According to a YNet News report:
The Turkish lecturers arriving from Istanbul on a joint initiative between the research and scientific foundation they represent and the Interfaith Encounter Association, were planning to speak at the two Jewish-Muslim conferences at the Hebrew University’s campus on Mount Scopus and at Tel Aviv University.
But at the last moment the Turkish scientists were told that the Hebrew University event was off.
Professor Boaz Shamir, Dean of Social Sciences cancelled the event, saying:
We wouldn’t have hosted an event supporting anti-Darwinist propaganda.
YNet did not identify the Turkish foundation, but we have every reason to believe that scientists concerned are associated with the Science Research Foundation.
And who heads the SRF?
Adnan Oktar, the Godfather of Islamic creationism
Why, none other than our old friend and favourite basket-case, Adnan Oktar, who churns out unbelievably idiotic and very expensive junk science under the pen-name Harun Yahya. (See here and here).
The SRF website claims:
Honorary President Oktar, whose books are translated in 57 languages, is one of the most prominent and influential opinion leaders in the Turkish-Islamic world.
Little wonder the Turkish-Islamic world in such a sorry mess.
In its Statement of Belief, the SRF says:
The scientific works of the Science Research Foundation concentrate particularly on the origin of the universe, living things and mankind. The SRF emphasizes that 19th century positivism, rejecting religious beliefs and basing science on atheism, is flawed, and defends instead the ‘intelligent design’ view of the origin of living things and mankind, a stance which has its roots in contemporary scientific findings. So far, the SRF has organized 1.500 scientific conferences in different cities in Turkey. It has also held three international conferences and many scientific exhibitions on the same subject in various regions of Turkey.
The Turkish scientists were not best pleased by the cancellation, claiming:
The Hebrew University chooses to maintain the radical image of Islam and is preventing us from spreading a message of peace. We see this as an undemocratic way of handling ideas.
Let’s see if we’ve got this right: a group of “scientists”, representing a foundation dedicated to rubbishing evolution, try to sneak into a reconciliation conference to tell anyone who will listen that creationism is the answer to world peace. When they get rumbled and are shown the door, this is “undemocratic?” Please!
Yehuda Stolov, founder and director of the Interfaith Encounter Association, said:
The purpose (of the conference ) was to discuss collaboration between Muslims and Jews for peace and against terror. We had no plans of talking against Darwinism. Unfortunately, the anti-Darwinism made it by mistake into the list of topics on the electronic invitation, which in turn caused the cancellation of the event.
By mistake?! Pull the other one, it’s got bells on.
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July 18th, 2008 at 3:51 am
It is very unfortunate that Israel, the apple of God’s eye, has become a secular state. Anyone promoting evolution during biblical times would have been stoned outside the gate.
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July 18th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Do you really think that an atheist website is best place to peddle your tawdry, intelligent design bullshit?
And you had the nerve to call Darwin scientifically illiterate.
July 19th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
he is the ONE
July 19th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
don’t afraid Allah loves YOU!
July 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I think it is very antidemocratic to stop any conference just because it is different. It only shows they are afraid of the contrevidence. If they have anything to say they should allow the conference and go there and bring their evidences. They lost by doing this. Creationists won..
July 19th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
It is funny that the Darwinists in the university were so afraid of Harun Yahya and his team.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
It is obvious that Darwinists dont have anything to say and they dont have any evidences to prove their theory.The only thing that they can do is not to allow the conference.This exactly proves that Harun Yahya is definitely right.Creationism won Darwinism lost.
July 20th, 2008 at 1:09 am
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July 20th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Darwinism is collapsed. All the scientific evidences point to an exalted Creation by God. That is the reason that darwinists are afraid of listening to these evidences.
July 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Yes you’re correct –We who embrace Darwin are scared (Sh)witless by you god fearing People. As i post this I am hiding under the bed because I am bound to be smited by the Hand Of God if i put my head above the parapet.
July 20th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I too am experiencing a similar terror! I’m mortified that if sufficient evidence is demonstrated to severely undermine my erroneous Darwinist beliefs that i may collapse in a big atheist heap of shame and sorrow and turn to the metaphysical…… and also drugs and booze.
“Nothing will be the same after this.”
Of course………………
For that matter, why are there so many, er..Theist comments on a Atheist website. Shouldn’t they be at church or a mosque or something, especially today.