In a message dated 12/16/01 2:46:48 PM Mountain Standard Time, RDehaan237
writes:
> You wrote: I just wish you would go ahead and admit that this is a
> miraculous interventionist position, so that we could move forward and
> discuss its scientific and theological merits rather than trying to pin you
> down on what sort of divine action you envision.
>
> I trust you can now see why I have no intention of admitting that my
> position is a miraculous interventionist position. I am doing exactly
> what your wish--trying to discuss its scientific and theological merits.
OK, we appear to be operating under different definitions of "miraculous."
From your earlier message to George that I quoted, I thought you were
including "setting aside the laws of nature" in any context in your definiton
of a miracle. It sounds now like only if that "setting aside" is for
redemptive purposes do you use that word. That's fine, now that you have
made your definition of terms clear (at least I hope I have understood you
this time).
So, avoiding the "miraculous interventionist" phrase you resist, can we
characterize your position as "supernatural interventionist?" That seems to
be a fair description of a postion in which God reaches in (I think it is
irrelevant to the type of divine action whether this consists of pushing
around individual molecules or turning on some more nebulous driving force as
in your magnet analogy) and puts molecules into patterns they could not
attain naturally. I hate to keep harping on this, but I think if we are
going to discuss the theological merits of your position we need to be clear
about what kind of divine action you are postulating.
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