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To: narby
Is ID a Christian belief?

Christians certainly subscribe to some version of design, though it's not necessary for them to subscribe to ID as the specific mechanism.

I was under the assumption that we were talking about "science" here.

We are, sort of. As I see it, the question in play is whether "science," or more properly, the people conducting science, are behaving "scientifically" when they automatically (and often scornfully) rule out the possibility of God having a role in physical phenomena.

Unlike many people here, I find no conflict with Christianity and Evolution. And I find it odd that people who would otherwise claim that God is omnipotent, would also claim that He could not create the process of evolution.

Personally I don't worry too much about it. My belief in God doesn't hinge on the truth or falsity of evolution, which is, after all, no more than a possible mechanism for the expression of God's will.

From what I can tell, some of the Christians inhabiting these threads see it otherwise: that if evolution is true, then God does not exist. Ironically, by taking that position the anti-evolution Christians place themselves in full agreement with the "atheist evolutionists," such as those on this thread -- which suggests that those Christians don't even "have faith as small as a mustard seed."

65 posted on 05/30/2002 10:40:51 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
From what I can tell, some of the Christians inhabiting these threads see it otherwise: that if evolution is true, then God does not exist.

Actually, this is speaking only for myself (which I find safer) it has to do with His trustworthiness.

If evolution is true, then why was the book of Genesis written the way it was? You can say that G-d used metaphor to communicate a higher truth, but is it reasonable that He would use a metaphor that is so completely false when trying to teach the truth?

G-d knows what reality is. He is certainly able to ensure that His word conforms to reality while imparting truths to us.

Now, I know that there are issues with what scientists believe their research has shown and what Bible scholars believe the Bible says. I also know those issues aren't easily resolved with what we know now.

But I am sure they will be. Between now and then, all I ask is that the debate be reasonable and that people quit accusing each other of being brainless.

None of us are brainless, but we are all biased. It is part of being human.

Shalom.

71 posted on 05/30/2002 10:47:37 AM PDT by ArGee
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