Evolution in schools; legal trap (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 16:03 (4531 days ago) @ dhw

David: You cannot have an infinite regression to nothing.[/i]
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> dhw: We have never disagreed on this, David, which is why I repeatedly quote my old buddy King Lear: "Nothing will come of nothing." Last time we discussed it, you and I agreed that the first cause was energy, which eternally transmutes itself into matter. (Romansh, you may have missed it.) I really like this idea, as it fits in perfectly with both theism and atheism. The question, of course, is whether this eternal energy is conscious of itself or not. You say yes, the atheist says no, and I say I don't know. Neat.-Neat to agree. The First Cause is energy, because it HAS to be. Since we are organized energy, first cause was also organized. To paraphrase LEAR: no organization will come of no organization. First cause is organized energy. The emergent property of organization is progressive evolution. First evolve a universe and then evolve us. All contingent events. Simple.