From: Dick Fischer (dickfischer@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Oct 13 2003 - 10:30:24 EDT
Ted Davis wrote:
>I'm glad Bill is doing this. He is IMO the most original and thoughtful
>advocate of ID. His educational background is broad and deep, his ideas are
>interesting, and he knows as much about "information" as anyone I could
>name. I hope someone down there accepts this challenge, it would be a nice
>opportunity for me (and others?) to see just how much water his bucket holds
>when scientists take a hard look at it and try to shoot some holes in it.
There has been enough posted on this list to shoot myriad holes in Dembki's
bucket. By now, any of us could take Dembski's challenge just citing
archived material. My reservations are not confined to the scientific,
however, my concerns are theological.
ID mandates an intervening God, causing us to question why the Creator did
not intervene at other critical junctions. Humans, to name just one
species, suffer from over 3,000 genetic diseases from genetic defects. If
a creator is responsible for all the positive mutations throughout the
history of life on earth, what (or who) bears responsibility for the
genetic blunders resulting in genetic disorders? Promoting a creator who
pushes the throttle but sleeps at the switch serves no useful purpose, not
scientifically or theologically.
Dick Fischer - Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
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