http://capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Oxford Huguenot Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:44:41 +0000 http://www.capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/#comment-123 Isn't Hodge's point a bit easy, though? The Bible claims that God's intervention in the creation of the world was more than a case of "guiding an intellectual process". If you bring the authority of the Bible in the debate, you might find it much harder to try and reconcile God and evolution through some sort of "intelligent evolutionism". I don't think it is an option God's word leaves open to us. Isn’t Hodge’s point a bit easy, though? The Bible claims that God’s intervention in the creation of the world was more than a case of “guiding an intellectual process”. If you bring the authority of the Bible in the debate, you might find it much harder to try and reconcile God and evolution through some sort of “intelligent evolutionism”. I don’t think it is an option God’s word leaves open to us.

]]> http://capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Daniel Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/#comment-121 I am indebted to the theory of evolution for the following sentence alone: "I am what might be called a slow starter; I tend to recapitulate phylogeny every morning." (from Dick's <i>I am Legion</i>) I am indebted to the theory of evolution for the following sentence alone: “I am what might be called a slow starter; I tend to recapitulate phylogeny every morning.” (from Dick’s I am Legion)

]]> http://capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Daniel Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:42:36 +0000 http://www.capreol.us/didyktile/2006/09/14/the-question-of-creation/#comment-120 On the subject of false dichotomies, Christianity versus evolution is one that frustrates me. Even if one doesn't believe in evolution (as I don't), it is still perfectly possible to be a Christian and yet believe in evolution. It is a particularly unhelpful dichotomy to present when preaching the gospel. It may turn unbelievers off before they've even heard the good news and it's not as if one has to be a seven-day creationist before one repents and puts one's trust in Jesus. It strikes me as being unnecessary. On the subject of false dichotomies, Christianity versus evolution is one that frustrates me. Even if one doesn’t believe in evolution (as I don’t), it is still perfectly possible to be a Christian and yet believe in evolution. It is a particularly unhelpful dichotomy to present when preaching the gospel. It may turn unbelievers off before they’ve even heard the good news and it’s not as if one has to be a seven-day creationist before one repents and puts one’s trust in Jesus. It strikes me as being unnecessary.

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