Different in degree or kind: more Denton: (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, February 20, 2016, 14:47 (3199 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw:The discussion was not about purpose as such but about the ID author's insistence that Darwinism and teleological theism were incompatible. I have gone to great lengths to explain why this argument is based on a false premise, because Darwinism allows for God creating the mechanism for evolution. I will assume you now accept that your author got it wrong.-Of course theistic evolution and Darwin theory are not compatible. Evolution appears the same in both but the driving ofrces aree totally different.
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> dhw: If I believed in God, I would assume that this variety is what he wanted when he invented the process. Part of the fun may have been watching evolution come up with the unexpected (who wants to watch a show in which every development is known beforehand?). The more higgledy-piggledy, the more entertaining.-Why does it have to be entertaining? God giggling is your form of anthropomorphizing Him.-> dhw: Unlike you, I do not claim to be able to read God's mind, but when I look at the products that exist now, and at the higgledy-piggledy history of life on Earth, any one of the above explanations seems to me to fit in perfectly with both teleological theism and evolutionary theory. But they may not fit in with your own personal reading of your God's mind, purpose and character.-They fit perfectly because on the surface they both look exactly alike.