More Denton: A new book (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, February 26, 2016, 14:54 (3193 days ago) @ dhw


> DAVID: The IM you describe would have to be as complex as God himself to handle the complexity of living organisms and necessary saltations for further evolution, a point you constantly miss.
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> dhw: The IM is an explanation of how evolution works, not of origins. Since you believe in a creator God, I don't know why you think the IM must be as complex as its own creator, let alone the creator of a universe containing billions of solar systems and of life itself. It is certainly no more complex than the 3.8-billion-year computer programme or the millions of personal dabblings you claim are responsible for every individual innovation, lifestyle and natural wonder since life began.-You are right. I wasn't clear. An IM would have to be as complex as a 3.8 billion year computer program as it represents the thinking and planning of God-> dhw; If your God could create such a programme, or could intervene countless millions of times to supervise such matters as the building of the weaverbird's nest, why do you think he would be incapable of creating an autonomous mechanism that would produce precisely the same effects? That is the point I have made in response to your reviewer's argument - a point you seem to have missed.-I don't know what I missed but I agree with your statement. Theistic evolution is, by my definition, completely guided by God, directly or indirectly by an IM.