From Gregory Arago:
For example, though I have not read Randy's letter in CT, the following quote of the text by Gage is highly questionable: "human creative activity may involve random actions." Could you please explain what you mean by this Randy? Yes, of course humans flip coins and cast lots, place bets, roll dice, etc. But they (we) CHOOSE to do so; i.e. they (we) cannot 'act' without intentionally choosing (creatively) to do so. Are you suggesting that 'human choice' is random?? This obviously relates to 'intelligence' in ways beyond what I'm able here to articulate.!
No, Greg, nothing that esoteric. I'm too simple minded and too much of a practical engineer for that. All I'm trying to suggest is that human beings often use random processes (radioactivity, for example, or random number generators) in building a purposeful outcome. How much more could God use a random process to carry out his will?
Randy
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