On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Dehler, Bernie wrote:
> I think the obvious answer is that God does not literally "knit us together" in our mother's womb, because if He did, it meant He was making retarded and other such (junk) babies. Yes- junk, because some of it is not viable and dies in the womb or shortly thereafter.
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> Instead, God invented the evolutionary process to create physical beings- which is brilliant because there's no better way of doing it (other than creation by fiat which would create an unrealistic world, because no one would be able to trust their senses if things were made by fiat).
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I don't think this solves the problem of evil. I think you are saying that
God evaded responsibility for some evils by having the brilliant idea of
instituting something with a role somewhat resembling that of the Gnostic
concept of a demiurge. However God knows the results of both his direct
and indirect actions.
We should rather ask how one should determine what is good.
Gordon Brown (ASA member)
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