Is Christianity Destined to Become a Form of Deism?
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Behe is not claiming to be a Christian and a Deist. Behe is a Christian who believes in a God who intervenes.ThomasHobbes wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:00 pmI am saying that he cannot claim to be a Christian and a Deist at the same time.anonymous66 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 11:55 am
You're going to have to spell it out. What makes you think Behe doesn't understand the New Testament?
What do you think "Christ"-ian implies? How can a Deity who left the universe to cruise at the beginning of time without further intervention "annoint" a king or "messiah"?
How can an non-interventionist god have created a religion?
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Then what is the point of evolution?anonymous66 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:05 pm Behe is not claiming to be a Christian and a Deist. Behe is a Christian who believes in a God who intervenes.
Since this is a system that requires no intervention?
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As I understand it, Behe suggests that evolution itself requires intervention- because irreducible complexity.ThomasHobbes wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:11 pmThen what is the point of evolution?anonymous66 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:05 pm Behe is not claiming to be a Christian and a Deist. Behe is a Christian who believes in a God who intervenes.
Since this is a system that requires no intervention?
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I think I've heard enough at Behe.anonymous66 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:15 pmAs I understand it, Behe suggests that evolution itself requires intervention- because irreducible complexity.ThomasHobbes wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:11 pm
Then what is the point of evolution?
Since this is a system that requires no intervention?
I always find it puzzling that people waste so much time and effort trying to cling to useless ideas.
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Michael Behe, a Christian who does not accept evolution.Michael Behe, a Christian who accepts evolution
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It sure looks to me like he does. He accepts that all life has a common ancestry- that all life evolved from single-celled life that lived billions of years ago.
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and he accepts that life evolved by means of natural selection.anonymous66 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2018, 12:49 pmIt sure looks to me like he does. He accepts that all life has a common ancestry- that all life evolved from single-celled life that lived billions of years ago.
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What do you think this is an example of?
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10 minutes ago
"Let me try to give an example. I believe in the germ theory of disease. I wrap up warm so as not to get a cold."
Of what, exaclty?
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