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

by David Turell , Thursday, February 25, 2016, 14:46 (3194 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: Theistic evolution can be ANY interpretation of evolution that incorporates God. - True, but we each have our own definition of how it works. - - > dhw: Theistic teleology is whatever purpose we ascribe to God. Since YOUR interpretation of evolution and God's purpose rejects any role for chance and makes humans the goal from the very beginning, it does indeed make Darwinian evolution incompatible with theistic teleology. ... That is why “the claim that Darwinian evolution is not compatible with theistic teleology depends on a purely subjective interpretation of God's purpose.” - Agreed. Chance vs. purpose. - > dhw:The remainder of your post bypasses the issue we are dealing with, which is the Christian ID-er's attempt to draw a definitive line between evolution and theistic teleology. - By the same reasoning as above.