Re: Draft: "Why We Should Teach About Creationism in Science Classes"

From: Chris Devol (eat_at_joes.pub)
Date: 03/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 04:40:27 GMT

"Cygnus X-1" <cygnusx1@mac.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE5A72A0000504FAF03055B0@news.radix.net...

> Whether you like it or not, God has made the laws of the universe
> neutral. That is part of the test. When humans commit good or evil,
> it is they who commit it. They can't blame it on evolution, or
> gravity, or any other scapegoat. Science creates understanding. It is
> the fault of the person if they use that knowledge for evil.
>
> As I mention in another part of this thread, the lesson Christians
> should learn from evolution are:
>
> 1) humility;
> 2) the hope that humanity can change (after all, that's what evolution
> means).
>
> I suspect God's real plan is far greater than you can comprehend, far
> larger than what can fit in a 2000 year old book, and that is what
> really frightens you.
>
> Tom

See, here's what I don't get. You repeat the assertion you made to me, that
"God has made the laws of the universe....", and when I asked you if you
really believe that, you said yes.

So you believe that God made the laws of the universe. That's INTELLIGENT
DESIGN, which you say you believe in.

So what is your problem with others who also believe in Intelligent Design,
and are trying to give it a scientific framework? Aren't you being a bit
hypocritical?

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