Two men in very different settings send clear message of ignorance and arrogance

EDITOR:
Your Nov. 6 edition, page B1, had pictures of two men, each smiling. They had much in common. Both were speaking at a public institution, one at Youngstown State University, the other at the Mahoning County Courthouse. Both manifested ignorance, arrogance and pride. Both believe that it's OK to kill. The younger, with the broader smile, Martin Koliser, thought it OK to kill a policeman whose presence was inconvenient. "The bottom line is hate," he wrote. This hate, the sick product of the Death Culture believes "you solve problems by killing people." Hitler believed it. Stalin too, as do many today in the U.S.A. Parents killed by children, and children killed by parents are the victims of the Death Culture.
The older, more famous man, Dr. James Watson, promotes the Death Culture. He insisted that a mother can kill her innocent unborn daughter, for any reason, and for no reason. "I'll let a woman do anything she wants," he said. Thus he displayed his contempt for the "inalienable right to life" with which "we are endowed by the Creator." (Declaration of Independence).
Watson showed his arrogance by using his advantaged position to attack the students' faith in God. (A not uncommon tactic of atheist professors.) He insisted that "there is no soul or anything divine," "the Bible is just not right." Emphatically denying the existence of God, he stated that he is "a total believer in evolution."
Interesting! He is a "believer." It is a "faith" in evolution, not a scientific proven fact. Well, to quote "evolution" as an explanation for the existence of the universe and the origin of the human life explains nothing.
Indeed, evolution presents questions: 1. What evolved? Where did it come from? What caused it? "Every effect must have a proportionate cause," as Aristotle noted. (Nothing comes from nothing.)
2. The concept of evolution presumes not only a "what" (being), but a "why?" It designates a pattern/process of progressive development. The evidence of this pattern (design) allows us to predict an eclipse and indicates an intelligence within the cosmos. (Wherever there is an effect, there must be an adequate cause! Design requires a designer. The human eye proves great intelligence in its design, to say nothing of the human body!)
The physical sciences may tell us what the stars are made of, and in what order they move. But they cannot tell us why. Why is there a universe? Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Mother Teresa could tell us that, but not Dr. Watson. (He is ignorant of the most essential knowledge.) Mother Teresa could teach Koliser that" life and love are the bottom line. Not Dr. Watson. The Bible's teaching "Love your neighbors as yourself" would have helped save the life of Michael Hartzell. Those of Dr. Watson's ilk forbid the teaching of "Thou shalt not kill" in public schools because it is one of the Ten Commandments and comes from the Bible.
A YSU student, after listening to Watson, remarked of his ignorance. "The man is closed-minded! He compares everything to mechanics. It is dangerous to compare a person to a diesel engine," the student added. While Watson says that his desire is "to understand," he reveals little knowledge of the speculative sciences, of Scripture, theology and the perennial wisdom of the great philosophers.
Though highly paid, Watson revealed no knowledge of the vast empirical evidence from the social sciences. History, anthropology, psychology and sociology attest the enduring phenomenon and necessary function of religion. Watson expounds the atheistic ideology (the Death Culture) that ruled for 70 years in Russia. There it was responsible for more than 100 million deaths. In 30 years here in the United States, it has killed thousands on the streets and 40 million in the womb. We should not wonder: "If there is no God, then anything is permissible."
Father WILLIAM J. WITT
Youngstown