Re: ID (fwd)

From: Moorad Alexanian (alexanian@uncwil.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 09:23:11 EST

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    Dear Bert,

    The best way to bring the spiritual out of the materialist is to have
    him/her follow the logical conclusion of their ideas and see how it leads to
    folly.

    Take care,

    Moorad

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Massie <mrlab@ix.netcom.com>
    To: Moorad Alexanian <alexanian@uncwil.edu>
    Cc: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
    Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:06 AM
    Subject: Re: ID (fwd)

    >Moorad Alexanian wrote:
    >>
    >> Dear Bert,
    >>
    >> The best man can do is to develop a mathematical theory that explains
    >> everything. Imagine, however, what is being asserted that a theory made
    by a
    >> human that brings that very same human into being ????? However, such a
    >> theory cannot even bring anything into being, theories are descriptive
    not
    >> prescriptive. The question still remains, Who or What brought everything
    >> into being?
    >>
    >> Take care,
    >>
    >> Moorad
    >>
    >*************************
    >Theories are descriptive yes indeed. I argued this point some time ago
    >on this line and as I recall some where aghast and basically told me to
    >stay away from their children.
    >
    >There may be physical hypothesis as to what brought the universe into
    >being but none are testable and even the wildest materialist agrees with
    >the lack of falsifiability.
    >
    >For me the bigger issue is bringing the materialist into the spiritual
    >realm and this is the battle to fight.
    >
    >
    >Bert M.



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