Re: Cardinal

    I asked, "Does the cardinal clarify?", and Bill Hamilton responds,
"Unfortunately, he does not."
    After reading the full statement by Schonborg, basically I agree, but
there are indications of potential clarifications. Maybe what's missing is
a clear distinction between three types of possible design-action:
    A) in a design of the universe,
    B) in natural-appearing guidance during history,
    C) in miraculous-appearing action during history.
    In my comments below, I'll refer to these as A, B, and C, or as
design-ID, guiding-ID, and miracle-ID.

    In the second email are excerpt-quotes from Schonborg's op-ed piece, in
which he speaks for himself, and also through John Paul II, the Catechism,
and Benedict (indirectly in 2004, and recently as pope). My comments are
[inside brackets].
    In case you don't want to read my analysis of statements by Schonborg
and others, I'll begin with my conclusion:

    [Overall, it seems that his claims for design are definitely for
nature-design, and maybe guiding-design but he is vague about this, and he
seems to say nothing for or against miracle-design. But I wish he had
"said what he wants to say" more clearly.]

Craig
Received on Mon Jul 11 22:54:48 2005