Often when you view the answer as silly when it was meant to be serious.
"God did it" is a serious answer to many questions, but is often mocked.
Ah, so you're saying The Bible and modern science CAN be reconciled. Excellent!
I see. So you know 'how' God does things? Please elucidate.Not when the question is How, not Who.Often when you view the answer as silly when it was meant to be serious.
"God did it" is a serious answer to many questions, but is often mocked.
Enough talking about him like he's not here. I see you over there in the corner, AV.
Anyway, yes. That's absolutely what I'm saying. Millions (if not billions?) of people have no problem reconciling things like the ToE with their religion. It's only the Biblical literalists who run into trouble with science.
Enough talking about him like he's not here. I see you over there in the corner, AV.
Ah, good to know. The Bible is not to be taken literally. So which parts do we leave in, and which do we discard? And who decides?
Ah, good to know. The Bible is not to be taken literally. The words aren't actually true. So which parts do we leave in, and which do we discard? And who decides?
There are two things about me that need clarification:You obviously haven't read many of AV's posts. Half of what he comes up with isn't in the Bible at all.
Reading Comprehension failure ?
I'll see If I can make it easier for you to Understand.
Q: How did xyz happen ?
C.A: God Did it.
Note That Answers WHO, Not HOW.
That's What I'm pointing out People throw out God Did it as An Answer to a HOW Question, Not A Who Question.
Interesting. If I can provide an analogy:
PGP: Hey, the toilet flushes, how did that happen?
Me: The plumber fixed it.
PGP: You answered 'who' not 'how'! Your answer is invalid!
Edit: And the 'reading comprehension failure' thing was kinda snarky. You didn't use to do that sort of back when we hung out ASA Buddies.
It's not invalid, it just doesn't adequately address the question of how. Now, if you can explain how the plumber did it, that would be akin to explaining how god did it, beyond just "god did it".
Nobody claims to know how God does what He does, other than 'God wills it'.
Right. Which is why it is not an adequate answer to a "how" question. Even if you accept that the "who" was god, the appropriate response to "how" is not "god did it" but rather "I don't know."
How's this? God did it, but I don't know how God did it.
Seems kind of clunky, but if it will achieve detente...
Sharing is caring.I think you need to start another thread.
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