Theoretical origin of life; new earliest? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, October 05, 2017, 15:05 (2606 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: I understand your theory that God might have allowed chance. I just can't believe that if He bothered to do all the creating, He would then give up control over the course of events. But the possibility of chance allows for atheism; that is obvious.

dhw: Indeed it does, just as it allows for theism – but the fact that you can’t believe your God would create a spectacle whose unpredictability would add to the interest and wonderment does not mean the theory “dismisses God out of hand”. It simply means God's methods and motives do not conform to your interpretation of them.

Your interpretation of God does not fit mine. I firmly believe chance is never involved. See comments in Evolution and humans today.