Re: [asa] Great quote from Charles Babbage on God and Design

From: Nucacids <nucacids@wowway.com>
Date: Sat Jun 07 2008 - 14:16:15 EDT

Hi PvM,

> Great way of reconciling science and faith by keeping them separated
> by initial conditions that lie outside our realm. God as the provider
> of the 'Laws of nature', not exactly what the original IDers had in
> mind but I agree with Mike that this is the only scientific and
> theological defensible position. However by using the front loading
> argument, it seems that one has also explained why science will remain
> unable to detect ID or be able to differentiate it from 'natural'
> initial conditions.

Yes, this speaks to one of the limitations of science.

-Mike Gene

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