My only comment is that so long one uses the notion of the evolution of the
living from the non-living as a working assumption, then I have no qualms
with such ideas. Once an -ism is made out of it, then I have all sorts of
qualms against such form of nihilism. Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Masters <masters@cox-internet.com>
To: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>
Date: Friday, May 25, 2001 12:27 AM
Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: [Fwd: Griffin #2]]]
>Lucy replies:
>
>I can only speak for myself. The teaching of evolution (me teaching it
>or me studying it under someone else) has never hurt my faith.
>
>My son thinks Steven Spielberg is the most amazing man. He watches his
>movies over and over and over. One night on an educational station we
>watched a 2-hour special on "how Spielberg does what he does." (Don't
>remember the name of it). It showed the evolution of his movies, why
>they cost so much, how the creatures were made, the techniques for
>animating the creatures, and so on.
>
>Understanding **how** Spielberg weaves his magic did not lessen my son's
>admiration for him; HIS ADMIRATION INCREASED. By the end of that
>special, my son was even more amazed by the details of what Spielberg
>has done.
>
>That's how I feel about evolution. The more I know, the more amazed I
>am by how God works. The whole process is positively stunning. The
>fact that we don't have the story completely pieced together is no
>bother to me; it gives us something to research!
>
>Blessings, Lucy
>
>
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