Re: The Wedge of Truth : Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism by Phillip E...

From: Cmekve@aol.com
Date: Wed Jun 28 2000 - 19:39:31 EDT

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    In a message dated 6/27/00 9:25:19 AM Mountain Standard Time,
    bivalve@email.unc.edu writes:

    [snip]
    << A scientific explanation, such as
     biological evolution, should be considered an attempt at describing how God
     normally does things. A description of how God does things is not valid
     evidence against God being involved. Evolution is actually a smart design
     for dealing with certain problems.
     
     David C. >>

    Quite so. As B.B. Warfield put it nearly a century ago:
    "...teleology is in no way inconsistent with...a complete system of natural
    causation. Every teleological system implies a COMPLETE 'causo-mechanical'
    explanation as its instrument." [emphasis added]

    Karl
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    Karl V. Evans
    cmekve@aol.com



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