Larry posted: " I have enjoyed watching this concerted research
effort by some good Christians on the ASA List, to do away with the need
to
take PJ and the ID movement seriously. Or, is it an attempt to help good
Christian PJ by showing him how he can be more precise, and more
effective?"
I think Larry is being just a little sarcastic here. Apologies if not so.
There are those on the list who view some of what Phil is doing as being
possibly destructive to the Christian faith. I doubt that anyone here
thinks Phil is doing this deliberately. Almost all are in support of his
one goal -- to counteract the Dawkins-Sagan-Pigiacci sermons that "nature
is all there is." But some of us are not particularly supportive of his
means to do that.
My own problem with Phil, and I've discussed this with him on occasion,
is that he sees no difference between the terms "philosophical
naturalism" and "methodological naturalism." That there IS a difference
seems so clear to me (at least) that I have real difficulty with this
apparent blindness in his writings.
I like Phil a great deal. We will have much to talk with him about in the
life to come. Although this subject will probably be a very small part of
that conversation.
Burgy (John Burgeson)
www.burgy.50megs.com
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