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We Christians get all excited over the reasoned arguments for Intelligent Design. We should curb our enthusiasm a bit, for proof of the existence of an Intelligent Designer does not also demonstrate the existence of the God of our Hebrew Bible.

Our Christian and Hebrew God did much more than design the universe intelligently. He spoke to Abraham, chose the Jews, made the sun stop one afternoon, played games with Pharoah, let Satan toy with Job, sent Jesus to earth, and so on. Intelligent Design touches none of these particular and fundamental things.


8 posted on 03/01/2019 9:53:47 AM PST by mbarker12474
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“Einstein’s suggestion that there are two types of god: “One god is a personal god, the god that you pray to, the god that smites the Philistines, the god that walks on water. That’s the first god. But there’s another god, and that’s the god of Spinoza. That’s the god of beauty, harmony, simplicity.”

For being such a smart guy, Einstein sure was dumb. A quick read-through of the Bible would show that the Creator God of the Bible is all of that - and more. (Infinitely more, in the true sense of the term infinite).


64 posted on 03/01/2019 2:14:35 PM PST by 21twelve (!)
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That is why I, with a background (and scholastic awards) in the physical sciences, have only passing interest in such things.

Faith cannot be proven. There is historical evidence for the Resurrection, but not scientific proof.

Believe or do not believe. That is the issue.

(Plenty on the science side exercise faith, too, on certain subjects. They just do not as a rule admit it.)


75 posted on 03/01/2019 4:42:01 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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