Cancer and Evolutionary Theory

[Jonathan_Burke (Jon)]

@Swamidass

So you seem to be very fixated on the nature of God’s action by primary cause.

Yeah, that’s the kind of thinking which leads to Intelligent Falling. It’s like they have an aversion to the idea that God created laws to run the universe, and instead they think He has to keep intervening to prop it up and keep everything going or it will fall apart.

@Swamidass

To repeat. I disagree forcefully with TE’s that deny God ever acts by primary cause. I disagree forcefully with bad scientific arguments for God’s primary action; I do not think false arguments are helpful. So I believe that God acts by first cause, but for theological and scientific reasons, I do not know how to define the exact nature of his action by first cause independent of his self-revelation. In this, I am echoing Reformed, Lutheran, Barthian, and Evangelical thought. Dare I say it: I am echoing Biblical teaching here too (at least I understand it) Maybe I am wrong, but I am certainly Christian.

Well said. I agree. Just keep saying it, people who are prepared to listen will hear you.