[MHGinTN]

Multi-tasking ... reading the first chapter of John's Gospel, you REALLY get the sense of God multi-tasking don'tchaknow. I've always thought that seventh day God rested makes all the necessary room for evolution to run its course. It amazes me that so much bickering happens over the subject. When I ways teaching, the phrase 'There's a theory that' covered a whole lot of describing without preaching, so I still don't see why ID can't be explained as a theory along with good science in evolutionary theory, might even make a good class of comparing and contrasting without favoring one or the other but making the science of evolution clear to the students. I'm sure there are several lurking about this thread that will explain to me why this is not advisable.

[betty boop]

I'm sure there are several lurking about this thread that will explain to me why this is not advisable.

If that is so, then I wouldn't be one of them. :^)

YHAOS' point about "God resting" on the seventh day is perhaps what is needed in order for evolution to take place in the first place, not to mention to leave a role for his creature, man, made in his image, who God endued with reason and free will....

IMHO, free will is not an illusion. But for human will to be truly free, God must "step aside" in some fashion. Otherwise, we are left with a strict determinism that leaves no place for free will nor, for that matter, for human creativity....

May God bless you both, MHGinTN and YHAOS, for your marvelous insights.

[YHAOS]

"It amazes me that so much bickering happens over the subject."

Well, it does me too, but then again, it doesn't. I don't know of anywhere that a serious attempt has been made to actually teach ID. But, it takes much less that that to stir the fires of controversy. There are many jealous gods out there. Only one is worthy.