Re: agreeing about a mere creation?

    Loren says,
>I understand Terry's concerns... [but] it's a matter of context.
>
> In many of my writings, including that chapter, I try to say:
> Theologically, I don't see strong preference for evolutionary creation
>vs progressive creation/ID;
> Scientifically, the door is still open to either possibility;
> However, I think there are many good reasons to favor evolutionary
>creation;
> However, I'm willing to be pursuaded otherwise.
>
> Which of those points I emphasize, at any particular time, depends upon
>the context and the audience.

    These four points provide good balance and appropriate humility,
without excessive arrogance or fuzziness.
    It was these kind of ideas -- from Loren, plus Terry, George, and
others -- that changed my views, in an edifying way, during my first
experiences with the ASA-list in late 1997.

Craig
Received on Thu Jul 28 18:45:22 2005