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To: PatrickHenry
it may be determined (that is: the result of natural law)

But seriously folks, there is an important point contained in the statement made by PatrickHenry (and I have heard this from many people) – the phrase is “the result of natural law”. Is that an accurate statement? Does natural law cause things to happen or do we observe things that have already happened and create these laws? In the evolution paradigm, natural laws can not cause things to happen therefore nothing can be the result of natural law. It would be more accurate to say “as defined by natural law”.

The reason why this is important is this is the key to many doubts that exist about evolution – unlike the rhetoric of our evo-reactionary friends, many people that have doubts about evolution do not think necessarily that “goddidit” or believe in “Creation Science” or even “Intelligent Design” - many feel there is just evidence that pure happenstance does not explain it all. (Evolution by definition has to be pure happenstance).

774 posted on 03/04/2004 3:51:22 PM PST by Last Visible Dog
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To: Last Visible Dog
Does natural law cause things to happen or do we observe things that have already happened and create these laws? In the evolution paradigm, natural laws can not cause things to happen therefore nothing can be the result of natural law. It would be more accurate to say “as defined by natural law”.

Babble! Babble! Babble! Wave hands! Tappity tap!

775 posted on 03/04/2004 3:53:10 PM PST by VadeRetro (Does anybody believe this clown?)
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To: Last Visible Dog
(Evolution by definition has to be pure happenstance).

What definition is that? That's not at all what the theory of evolution says.

779 posted on 03/04/2004 4:04:43 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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