Re: Dembski theodicy

Evil is a value judgment. Whether a hawk eating a mouse is evil may
depend on whether you are the hawk or the mouse. The deeper issue is
the 2nd law of thermodynamics, broadly applied, which accounts for the
basic pattern of change in the dynamic universe. Romans 8:19 - "The
creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.
  For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice,
but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation
itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the
glorious freedom of the children of God." This appears to be the real
issue that Dembski is wrestling with.

Don Sprowl
Professor of Physics and Earth Science
Louisiana College
Pineville, LA 71359
318-487-7436
sprowl@lacollege.edu

On May 9, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Keith Miller wrote:

> I just ran across an article by Dembski on natural evil.  I found it
> interesting because I am convinced that the problem of natural evil is
> one of the primary issues that drives the anti-evolution movement --
> whether YEC or ID. 
>
> The article is entitled "Christian Theodicy in Light of Genesis and
> Modern Science"  and can be found at
> <http://www.designinference.com/documents/
> 2006.04.christian_theodicy.pdf>.
>
Received on Wed May 10 11:54:52 2006