Re: Panderichthyids as transitional forms

Mark Phillips (mark@maths.flinders.edu.au)
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 17:44:09 +0930

On the side of evolutionists, they at least have some form of theory,
able to be critiqued. This is at odds certainly with the young
earth creationists - evolutionary theory is certainly less
problematic than a theory that holds to a young earth and a very recent
creation of life.

Evolution as a theory has its problems, but whatever the _true_ explanation
of our origins is, it must, at least in a crude sense, resemble evolution.
The key questions are
1. Is the _true_ theory completely describable in naturalistic terms, or
must it include supernatural ocurrences in its description (PC or the PC
end of the TE spectrum).
2. If it is describable in naturalistic terms, in what way can God be said
to be involved, and how can we _know_ he is involved?

Yours in Christ,

Mark Phillips.