RE: More fusillades in the ID wars

At 03:33 PM 03/02/2005, Alexanian, Moorad wrote:
>I totally agree with what you are saying, which is quite consistent with
>what I wrote. However, the fundamental question is, Can we do science,
>say, experimental science, without invoking God the Creator of all that
>exists? I believe that we can and that our ability to do so is a direct
>gift from God. However, let us not confuse the human attempt to know by
>making models of reality with reality itself. In other words, Can
>theorists create a theory, which is base on purely physical entities and
>laws that explains the onset of life? Put it differently, can purely
>physical entities governed by purely physical laws give rise to life
>without the presence or interference of an intelligent being? I am
>emphatic that ontological questions demand a Creator. However, such
>questions are outside the purview of science.

ASA is a organization of Christians, which means that nobody believes
in"purely physical laws." All Christians believe that God is
Creator. Studying physical laws by Christian means, that they want to
learn how God organized His Creating. Noone believes that their studying
of reality is reality itself, but we believe that God speaks in Creation as
well, and that He left His marks there.
But "invoking God" when we study? If it means that we work prayerfully, I
believe that we all as Christians pray when we work. And we may learn from
non-Christians (God's creators) as well. We work with the same creation,
God's creation.

Jan de Koning
Received on Thu Feb 3 19:54:43 2005