[RussP]

>tophat -- read his book. He takes issue with Intelligent
>Design (the movement and some of its thinking.) He has no
>issue with (and affirms) the Creator as an intelligent >designer. When you read the book, as opposed to a review, >you can see that he presents of valid argument. He mainly >attacks the Intelligent Design movement from a "God of the >Gaps" standpoint.

If you think that "God of the Gaps" is the main argument of ID, then I think you fundamentally misunderstand ID. That's the evolutionist caricature of ID.

[Blueflag]

Russ -- in this book, the author simply makes the point that believers should not point to design or complexity as 'proof' of the acts or intervention of a Designer. He freely agrees with God's role in His creation and celebrates it. He just presents a compelling argument to NOT presume that what we cannot explain -- the current gaps in knowledge -- MUST be acts of God, because when they are explained by other means, its diminishes the glory truly owed to God.

Collins believes in God, acknowledges and celebrates His role in creation and MAKES THE POINT that the evidence scientists uncover SUPPORT a case to believe in GOD.

Read the book, THEN make judgments about his arguments. the book will challenge a believer to think in new ways. It will especially challenge an unreasonable, dogmatic believer. It represents no threat to God or His Church.