> Of course, none of this appeal to statistics and lack of
> direction or spontaneous order building implies that God is
> not in control of the process or not accomplishing his
> creative purposes through it. It's another example of His
> "using" ordinary means to accomplish his will.
thus ending his posting with a faith statement -- one with
which I fully agree. In fact, I agree with all that Terry said.
Though I think he is a bit more confident of his positions than
I am -- on the particulars of evolution. But this is only a
very minor issue; what follows is the issue ...
I ask, "So what ultimately matters -- the mechanism of life,
which we think we sort of understand, or how God accomplishes
any of His purposes in the midst of what largely appears to
be a chaotic biological system?
As a Christian, I would argue that the latter is fundamentally
more important. Though, on this latter matter, we lack any
understanding at all; we are totally ignorant about how God
works; we know absolutely nothing! Strange that we should know
so much about the mechanisms of life, and so little about what
it all means -- only what God has chosen to reveal in the Bible.
In this regard, I might add that it is Christians of Terry's
persuasion, more than YEC's and those of other persuasions,
who most readily admit total ignorance of how God accomplishes
anything -- only that He does. And thank goodness that He does!
This brings me to my last question, which I ask myself from time
to time. Why should Christians who believe in evolution feel
particularly preoccupied with this subject?
Gordie