Re: [asa] Of motes and beams

Iain,

You say, "...in the case of the immune system, God has used evolutionary processes to defend your body against disease." But is this not an example of micro evolution, so-called? It is hardly the _real thing_ . Indeed, where - except in the minds of its protagonists - are we to find even one clear-cut example of macro evolution?

Knowing you to be attentive to the Lord's words, I gather you accept evolution as a 'tree' that yields good fruit. Possibly you are able to defend that view by suggesting a few of its merits.
 
Vernon

----- Original Message -----
  From: Iain Strachan
  To: Vernon Jenkins
  Cc: George Murphy ; Don Nield ; asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [asa] Of motes and beams

  On 7/17/06, Vernon Jenkins <vernon.jenkins@virgin.net> wrote:
    (1) Test the fruits of that philosophy or doctrine before making it your own. (Mt.7:15-20).
    On this basis - as I'm sure you must agree - evolution has an exceptionally poor track record.

  Vernon,

  I hope you will reconsider this statement when you next get an infection of some kind and your body's immune system fights back and defeats the infection. What happens is evolution on a rapid timescale in your own body - through a process of rapid random mutation and natural selection, your immune system finds the correct antibody to bond on to the invading pathogen, to mark it out for destruction by other components of the immune system. We are indeed, "fearfully and wonderfully made", and in the case of the immune system, God has used evolutionary processes to defend your body against disease. Next time you get a cold and don't die as a result, perhaps you would like to reconsider your statement "exceptionally poor track record", because an evolutionary process saved you. It's not a philosophy, it's a physical process. I know there are some ( e.g. Dawkins and Dennett) who want to make it a philosophy, but just about everyone else on the list would disagree that it is.

  Iain

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Received on Tue Jul 18 18:16:00 2006