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To: orionblamblam
I disagree, this is not a non-sequitur. The reasonableness or unreasonableness of the theory of common descent rests on an assumption that there has been no supernatural interference in the origin of life.

I believe in God, therefore a supernatural world. This belief is reasonable based on what I have observed. It follows logically that on omnipotent God could have created the world in 6 days.

This may appear to be an unreasonable belief to some who do not believe in God or a supernatural world. Therefore my question remains, is it unreasonable to believe in God?

43 posted on 08/25/2004 11:40:22 AM PDT by delapaz
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To: delapaz
The reasonableness or unreasonableness of the theory of common descent rests on an assumption that there has been no supernatural interference in the origin of life.

No, it does not.

I believe in God, therefore a supernatural world. This belief is reasonable based on what I have observed. It follows logically that on omnipotent God could have created the world in 6 days.

"Could have" does not translate to "did".

This may appear to be an unreasonable belief to some who do not believe in God or a supernatural world. Therefore my question remains, is it unreasonable to believe in God?

Why do you believe in this "God"? How did you infer its existence and by what means did you deduce its properties?
52 posted on 08/25/2004 11:53:32 AM PDT by Dimensio (Join the Monthly Internet Flash Mob: http://www.aa419.org)
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To: delapaz

> The reasonableness or unreasonableness of the theory of common descent rests on an assumption that there has been no supernatural interference in the origin of life.

That is incorrect. Evolution is not incompatible with divine intervention, just as it's clearly not incompatible with human intervention.

> It follows logically that on omnipotent God could have created the world in 6 days.

And in the process building in place evidence that it took, instead, many billions of years.

> is it unreasonable to believe in God?

Depends on your beliefs. If you believe ina God who created a universe that appears to be self-sustaining and following fairly consistent principles, no, it's not unreasonable. If, however, you believe in a God that is contradicted by the clear evidence at hand, then, yes.

Belief in the supernatural is not unreasonable so long as that belief does not contradict the known facts of the natural world. You may believe in elves, if you so wish, but if you choose to believe that streetlights are elves, then you're unreasonable. Believign that a God created the universe in six days, plants ahead of the sun... that's unreasonable. Believing in a God that created the universe via more "natural" means, and explained it via parable to goat herders who woudl not understand thigns like evolution and proton decay... that's more reasonable.


58 posted on 08/25/2004 12:09:59 PM PDT by orionblamblam
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