Nuggets from Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny

At least Pigluicci is not as dogmatic as most of his colleagues. He does acknowledge that “special creation . . . although implausible . . . is still possible.” However, he says it need not be considered because “though the situation is messy, it is not that desperate.” Still firmly opposed to God, he momentarily tilts toward agnosticism: “It may be that the only rational position for the time being is simply a provisional and salutary, ‘I don’t know.’”43 But on one point he remains unshakable: that huge area of “I don’t know” is not allowed to contain a Creator.