24 August 2008
Should we expect design?
What kind of universe should one expect to see, as a Christian, or as an atheist, or whatever? Is design (conveniently defined by fellows of the Discovery Institute) something that a Christian should expect to see? That's the question I ask over at Clashing Culture, reflecting on some of the weird theological claims of some ID proponents (and of Richard Dawkins). Wander over and weigh in.
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You can't step outside or look yourself in the face without seeing abundant evidence of design -- but I think perhaps this was not the kind of design you are referring to.
Off topic - thanks for the correction on the Darwin quote - I'm tracking down the exact info. before I issue a correction. It appears to be Dawkins 1995 - pg. 195. While the quote is attributed to Darwin at numerous sites, I can't find a single site that points out and corrects the mis-information -- you would think that it would be "out there".
We should expect design - hopefully it will be Spanish Revival. I love stucco.
Posted by Steve's kid brother.
I think we can expect design, problem is as Stephen has pointed out…we are relying on a man made definition and our ideas about design tend to come from certain disciplines like engineering etc….Has anyone defined design from a christian or biblical perspective? It does appear that God plans, that He measures etc….when I talk to my students about this I tell them that God’s activity as a creator reminds me of a baker….bakers plan ahead, obtain components they want to “create” with…they then semi-purify or purify these components (separation) and then recombine the purified components to make a new recombined entity (differentiation)….this seems to be very similar to the initial primeval creation events which appear to involve separations; light from dark, water from land etc (purification of components) and then differentiation; mixture of dust and water to make life (recombination). Unfortunately I don’t know of any design or creation people who are doing this kind of work. By the way I am one of those neo-creationists that Stephen has referred to in previous blogs. Stephen I enjoy your blogs.
Joe
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