Comments on: Random Designer Wrap-Up http://henrysthreads.com/2008/01/random-designer-wrap-up/ Thoughts on Religion in the World from a passionate, moderate, liberal charismatic Christian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Colling http://henrysthreads.com/2008/01/random-designer-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-99254 Richard Colling Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:56:10 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1078#comment-99254 I will respond to this soon. Thanks for taking the time to work through the book Henry. I have some things to share here,but if you or anyone have questions, let em fly. Once again, thank you for your kind remarks. I believe you have captured my intentions fairly well. I will follow up shortly... As always, Rick, I will respond to this soon. Thanks for taking the time to work through the book Henry. I have some things to share here,but if you or anyone have questions, let em fly.

Once again, thank you for your kind remarks. I believe you have captured my intentions fairly well.

I will follow up shortly…
As always,

Rick,

]]> By: TLTB http://henrysthreads.com/2008/01/random-designer-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-98822 TLTB Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:22:40 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1078#comment-98822 Thanks for the reviews. Though he may not embrace it explicitly, it seems like Colling's position would have to involve an open view of God. In fact, i think it is a legitimate question whether there can be any coherent theology that takes evolution seriously and doesn't involve an open view of God. Calvinists, it seems, if they wish to embrace evolution, have to deny any true randomness in Creation. They can at the most affirm an appearance of randomness. One big question that is often unaddressed in this idea of a God who takes risks is how to deal with the biggest risk of all: the possibility that no life would have ever evolved anywhere in the cosmos. Like you, I'm not qualified to say how likely or unlikely that possibility is, but if it is a possibility at all, then I think its a problem for the fully open view. The question is a scientific one: is there something about inanimate matter than, given enough time and space, inevitably will give rise to living matter? Thanks for the reviews. Though he may not embrace it explicitly, it seems like Colling’s position would have to involve an open view of God. In fact, i think it is a legitimate question whether there can be any coherent theology that takes evolution seriously and doesn’t involve an open view of God. Calvinists, it seems, if they wish to embrace evolution, have to deny any true randomness in Creation. They can at the most affirm an appearance of randomness.

One big question that is often unaddressed in this idea of a God who takes risks is how to deal with the biggest risk of all: the possibility that no life would have ever evolved anywhere in the cosmos. Like you, I’m not qualified to say how likely or unlikely that possibility is, but if it is a possibility at all, then I think its a problem for the fully open view. The question is a scientific one: is there something about inanimate matter than, given enough time and space, inevitably will give rise to living matter?

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