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- From: lippard@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu (James J. Lippard)
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- Subject: Re: Who does Phillip Johnson think the creationists are?
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 05:01:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.130636.1@woods.ulowell.edu>, cotera@woods.ulowell.edu writes...
- >Creationism relies on the assumption that God exists and was insrumental in the
- >origin of the universe and everything in it. Evolution, on the other hand,
- >relies on the assumption that He doesn't exist, or if He does, He doesn't
- >interfere with the natural processes of the universe. Neither of these
-
- What in evolution relies on this assumption? How does it rely on this
- assumption in a way that physics or chemistry do not?
-
- >There are, in fact, institutions dedicated to Creation Science Research.
-
- Such as? What have they produced in the last few years?
-
- >> What is
- >> the scientific evidence for creationist claims?
- >
- >The "Pre-Cambrian Explosion" is a term used to describe the sudden formation of
- >life on Earth. This suddenness supports Creationism. The fossil record shows
- >sudden "changes" in animals. This supports Creationism. There are thousands
- >of cases where people have been miraculously healed of ailments (only after
- >praying to God to be healed). This supports the theory that God exists, and
- >therefore, Creationism.
-
- How, exactly, do miraculous healings support creationism?
- How many of these "thousands of cases" are documented with both
- before and after evidence collected by professional medical personnel
- and do not involve diseases which are subject to spontaneous remission?
- Where can this documentation be found? (And, why do people who make
- these claims refuse to bring forth documentation?)
-
- >Naturalistic explanations are all well and good if there is no God. I have yet
- >to see His existence disproven. Thus naturalistic explanations are, for the
- >time being, inadequate.
-
- Do you think that this holds for all naturalistic explanations whatsoever?
- Is it necessary to appeal to God, for example, to explain how your
- computer is displaying my words to you?
-
- Jim Lippard Lippard@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
- Dept. of Philosophy Lippard@ARIZVMS.BITNET
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