Re: [asa] Miracles and God of the Gaps

George Murphy wrote:
>
> The _analogy_ of God as a worker making use of creatures as
> instruments to accomplish tasks is helpful but it's an analogy. An
> attempt to describe "the causal joint" (i.e., just how God's "hand"
> grips and manipulates the "tool") sounds like an attempt to make
> theology part of physics.
I agree (in some superficial way perhaps) that this quest for the causal
joint is misguided, but I can still understand the frustration of some
regarding the said joint. So if it is merely a useful analogy, are you
saying... a> it doesn't exist except in our heads as a helpful
cognitive device b> it does exist but can never be scientifically
findable c> it exists and is indeed observed all around us but will
never independently yield anything apologetically useful (or d> none
of the above ... more elaboration needed...)

I'm not trying to insult your intelligence with multiple choice, but
trying to frame the issue for my own understanding.

--Merv

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Received on Sat Jan 24 11:27:16 2009