At 11:01 AM 9/27/98 -0600, Karen G. Jensen wrote:
>Adaptability surely depends upon the design built into the laws. I believe
>that God designed the laws, and also designed the organisms with their
>adaptability.
>
>Do you believe that the _laws_ designed the organisms and their adaptability?
If God designed the laws in such a fashion that they in turn could give
rise to the adaptable organisms, it still follows that GOD DESIGNED THE
ORGANISMS. He just input his design at an earlier stage than Christians
want to allow. We want God to act like a magician popping organisms into
existence in a puff of smoke. We don't like the idea that God might have
designed an entire universe with properties that would allow for animals
and mankind to arise after a long period of time. I think there are two
reasons for this. One we like excitement and power and popping animals
into existence instantaneously satisfies our longing, like Caiphas', to see
a miracle. Second, we think somehow that God is unable to design things
prior to their popping them into existence. This of course is strange.
God has all the patience in the world and while He could create the
universe in a second, he didn't.
glenn
Adam, Apes and Anthropology
Foundation, Fall and Flood
& lots of creation/evolution information
http://www.isource.net/~grmorton/dmd.htm