>Then how do we, as Christians, state the _correct_ scientific
>theory? How would you word such a theory to replace that which is
>commonly taught in the public schools (at least the ones here in
>Ultra Liberal Kennedy land)?<
The encyclopedia statement you quoted earlier gave a better general
definition of the basic nature of evolution than Morris. However,
the main problem is failing to define the meaning of randomness and
the limits of science-what evolution is not. Science can tell us
that some aspects of evolution are mathematically random, i.e.
following the laws of probability. It can tell us that some aspects
of evolution are not humanly predictable in detail. It cannot tell
us whether God would want to use evolution as a means of creation nor
whether He might have some purpose for the parts that we cannot
figure out. It could not rule out the possibility of a god who lets
natural laws take care of evolution but does other things, either,
nor many other theological views.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
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