On 7/29/06, Iain Strachan <igd.strachan@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I hope very much that Collins's book will be widely read, by Creationists
> and by atheists alike. Time will tell - the book has only just come out,
> and (as of yesterday) there were no reader reviews yet on Amazon.
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Correction. I was referring to the UK Amazon site (one review has appeared
today). The USA Amazon site has 17 reviews including a long rant from an
atheist, who from his other reviews, really hates Christians!
Most of the other reviews are favourable, but then they are probably mostly
done by Christians.
One of the reviews makes a fair point that had occurred to me, and I wonder
what others on the list might think.
Collins repeatedly warns against the God of the Gaps argument (particularly
when considering Intelligent Design). However, it was pointed out that in
suggesting that the existence of the Moral Law (which Collins does not
believe has an evolutionary explanation) is a pointer towards God, it was
suggested by this reviewer that Collins is falling prey to the very same
fallacy. Our atheist Christian-hater friend suggests that it is an
"incredibly stupid argument".
Iain
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