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The more science teaches us about ourselves, the more we see that a higher power has shaped us into what we are.

How did you infer that?

4 posted on 12/11/2007 12:53:00 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: CarrotAndStick

Science failed to formulate macro evolution.

I’ll stick to creation.


6 posted on 12/11/2007 12:59:24 AM PST by ChiMark
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To: CarrotAndStick

Brief applause and small flag waving for your correct use of “infer.” And at 3:00 a.m. (Eastern) too!

Have a nice day!


21 posted on 12/11/2007 3:03:43 AM PST by Tax-chick (Every committee wants to take over the world.)
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To: CarrotAndStick

The more science teaches us about ourselves, the more we see that a higher power has shaped us into what we are.

How did you infer that?


Where do ideas come from? Sometimes, we believe they are God-given. You look at the idea and say “How could I have thought of that?” The famous examples of Kekule’s dream of a snake eating its own tail leading to a fundamental discovery in organic chemistry, Tesla’s flash of insight into how to make what became known as an AC motor. Einstein’s leap into relativity, and many more “dis-joint” ideas are tempting to regard as some form of divine intervention.

His argument though is probably more complicated than that. The notion of God-given insights is just the starting point for a whole body of notions about divine guidance. But, there is the old saying, Man Proposes, God Disposes, in Yiddish, Man Thinks, God Laughs.


49 posted on 12/11/2007 11:30:50 AM PST by bioqubit (bioqubit, conformity - such a common deformity)
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