Todd Wood and theology

[gluadys]

About half of Gosse's book was dedicated to rebutting that argument. The gist of his reasoning was basically: The Man would not have been a Man without a navel.

I would need to see the whole argument to evaluate it. But it would still apply to only that feature and not other signs of new (though adult) life.

 

[Mallon]

No. God clearly intends to separate human from ape. Clearly. There is no continuity in between at all.

Clearly, that is not true.

Even creation scientists are starting to admit this.

 

[juvenissun]

Clearly, that is not true.

Even creation scientists are starting to admit this.

Morphological similarity does not say anything on the magnitude of difference between lives. In particular, between ape and human.

 

[Mallon]

Morphological similarity does not say anything on the magnitude of difference between lives. In particular, between ape and human.

You're just moving the goalposts now. There is clear morphological continuity between humans and other apes, contrary to your previous assertion. Spiritually, we are discontinuous, I agree.

 

[juvenissun]

You're just moving the goalposts now. There is clear morphological continuity between humans and other apes, contrary to your previous assertion. Spiritually, we are discontinuous, I agree.

Not only spiritually, but also intellectually. In fact, big differences are shown everywhere except the morphology.

 

[marlowe007]

I would need to see the whole argument to evaluate it. But it would still apply to only that feature and not other signs of new (though adult) life.

I would encourage that you do so, because I feel that Gosse - who was a sincere man of God - has been treated unfairly by people (including those theologians you mentioned) who attack and ridicule the Omphalos Hypothesis having never read his book.

And frankly, if the mainstream YECs would embrace his thesis, they'd save themselves much time and bother.