From: bpayne15@juno.com
Date: Mon Oct 13 2003 - 22:00:43 EDT
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:30:24 -0400 Dick Fischer
<dickfischer@earthlink.net> writes:
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.
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I see a bit of a problem here if you are suggesting that God is only
reponsible for what we consider "positive mutations" and not what we
consider the "genetic blunders". In Exodus 4:11: "Who gives speech to
mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the
Lord?" And in the New Testament, John 9:2-3: " 'Rabbi, who sinned, this
man or his parents, that he was born blind?' Jesus answered, 'Neither
this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God's works
might be revealed in him.' "
According to Scripture, God is reponsible for it all, and ultimately it
will all be shown to be good. Since I think Ted agreed with you Dick
that your theology is OK, is this typical for Christian evolutionists to
shut God out of the process by saying God can't be held responsible for
genetic defects? How would you folks handle the two verses quoted above?
Bill
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