Re: [asa] observational vs. theoretical differences in scenarios; a direct question

I.e., "If the universe were different, my view would be correct." In
reality, however, we live in the 21st century, not the 19th.

Shalom
George
http://home.roadrunner.com/~scitheologyglm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron Wybrow" <wybrowc@sympatico.ca>
To: "asa" <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [asa] observational vs. theoretical differences in scenarios; a
direct question

> David:
>
> A. Given your definitions, your answer makes sense.
>
> However, bear in mind that if it weren't for the 20th-century discovery of
> "quantum indeterminacy", your position would be dead in the water. It is
> quantum indeterminacy which allows you to employ a blurry distinction
> between "guided" and "natural" events, and it is the blurring of that
> distinction which makes your position possible. If the universe were
> wholly Laplacean, you would have to concede my definitions, i.e., that
> "guided" is completely distinct from "natural", and also would have to
> concede my general point that God's only two options for guiding evolution
> are to "intervene" or "front-load".
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