Comments on: Francis Collins: Theistic Evolution http://countmazz.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/francis-collins-theistic-evolution/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:42:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Count Mazz http://countmazz.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/francis-collins-theistic-evolution/#comment-394 Count Mazz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:17:51 +0000 http://countmazz.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/francis-collins-theistic-evolution/#comment-394 Collins is presenting <i>theistic evolution</i> as an alternative to both intelligent design and pure atheistic evolution. Science gives us evolution as the mechanism by which the universe came to its present state, but science can<i>not</i> tell us how the universe started (i.e. what happened <i>before</i> the Big Bang). Science also cannot disprove the existence of God. Theistic evolution is one way to reconcile believing in a creator and, at the same time, accepting everything evolution teaches us. You say "evolution is just how the world works." Collins says yes, that's true, but God created the process of evolution. Collins is presenting theistic evolution as an alternative to both intelligent design and pure atheistic evolution.

Science gives us evolution as the mechanism by which the universe came to its present state, but science cannot tell us how the universe started (i.e. what happened before the Big Bang). Science also cannot disprove the existence of God. Theistic evolution is one way to reconcile believing in a creator and, at the same time, accepting everything evolution teaches us.

You say “evolution is just how the world works.” Collins says yes, that’s true, but God created the process of evolution.

]]> By: bobcu http://countmazz.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/francis-collins-theistic-evolution/#comment-390 bobcu Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:33:28 +0000 http://countmazz.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/francis-collins-theistic-evolution/#comment-390 God chose the elegant mechanism of evolution? Why would an invisible man in the sky be required to choose anything? Evolution is just how the world works. It didn't need an inventor or some supernatural creature to choose it. Evolution does not need any adjectives, especially not the adjective Theistic. Is Collins making this stuff up to sell his book, or does he really have these crazy god fantasies? God chose the elegant mechanism of evolution? Why would an invisible man in the sky be required to choose anything? Evolution is just how the world works. It didn’t need an inventor or some supernatural creature to choose it. Evolution does not need any adjectives, especially not the adjective Theistic. Is Collins making this stuff up to sell his book, or does he really have these crazy god fantasies?

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