George Murphy wrote (in regard to my terse comment):
<<
Of course I understand what you mean by the latter phrase but I think
it's important to emphasize (especially for non-ASA members on the list) that
ASA does come down quite unambiguously on one side of the fundamental origins
issue. I.e., the organization's statement of faith says that the universe is
the creation of the Triune God, as confessed in the Nicene & Apostles'
Creeds. This is diametrically opposed to the position of, e.g., Dawkins.
OTOH, the ASA has no official stance on secondary (though important)
questions of whether & to to what extent God's creative activity took place
through evolutionary processes.
>>
Thanks for straightening that out for me. As usual,
the "send" button will only be pushed _after_ the writing
has achieved its maximum degree of ambiguity. sigh....
<<
BTW, isn't "world-of-dawkins" a kind of pretentious
name for a website?
>>
It also seems consistent.
To offer anything constructive on the matter, I suspect
I would first need to understand the psychology of people
who find great appeal in a place like that. My feeling is
that I still have a whole lot more to learn myself about
magnanimity and I have yet to be convinced that Dawkins
would serve as a good mentor in _that_ regard.
by Grace we proceed
Wayne
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