Moorad is correct that God is not a material entity. Ever since Philo was
alive "philosophy and theology" traditionally defined God as transcending
all known realms, that includes the material.
The Bible states that God is a spirit as well. The arguments are: With or
without a body, and whether a body that is natural or supernatural. In as
far as "orthodox christianity" is concerned -> it is supernatural.
Now in the physical realm (the domain of science) Moorad is correct. What
lives MUST die. It is a part of the life cycle and it forms the basis for
natural selection, and the need for reproduction.
I have not reviewed any of Fox's work though, so I cannot comment to what
is being debated here regarding the creation of life in the lab. What I'm
going to say though is this: It is theoretically possible.
Best Wishes,
William - N6RKY
Pim van Meurs wrote:
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> How do you know ?
>
> ----------
> From: Moorad Alexanian[SMTP:alexanian@uncwil.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 12:28 PM
> To: Ami Chopine; asa@calvin.edu; evolution@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Life in the Lab -- Fox and the Nobel Prize
>
> God is not a material entity. Moorad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ami Chopine <amka@vcode.com>
> To: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>; evolution@calvin.edu
> <evolution@calvin.edu>
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Life in the Lab -- Fox and the Nobel Prize
>
> >Is God alive?
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Death is an essential feature of something that is alive. If it does not
> >> die, then it was not a material entity that was previously alive. Moorad
> >>
> >
> >
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