tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955622.post110746319684810803..comments2023-10-10T02:20:14.831-07:00Comments on New Covenant: Matt Powell does ID…Rustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649535070603621577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955622.post-1107493242585757922005-02-03T21:00:00.000-08:002005-02-03T21:00:00.000-08:00Ancethcal,
Maybe I'm being too loose with my use ...Ancethcal,<br /><br />Maybe I'm being too loose with my use of the word "naturalist." In the context on my post I am defining naturalist in the sense that one believes that nature is all there is. Therefore, it is not possible to believe that nature is all there is and that the supernatural exists.<br /><br /><br />Matt,<br /><br /><EM>I won't get into the age of the universe thing</EM> <br /><Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649535070603621577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955622.post-1107489509910841872005-02-03T19:58:00.000-08:002005-02-03T19:58:00.000-08:00Rusty,
What you describe as "calling the bluff" is...Rusty,<br />What you describe as "calling the bluff" is, I think, the only real purpose of the ID debate. By forcing them to defend their position, you can reveal their presuppositions, and show how they are intellectually inconsistent in positing a naturalistic framework and yet also believing in things like purpose, love, etc. I have no quarrel at all with this mode of debate- i think it's Matt Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897429041255136652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955622.post-1107483527814344532005-02-03T18:18:00.000-08:002005-02-03T18:18:00.000-08:00The debate doesn't bother me.
But if a naturalist ...The debate doesn't bother me.<br />But if a naturalist is having a moment, I hope it is respected. <br />And vice-versa.<br />Some of us are not so stringent in our beliefs, to be both.Constancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468565066764728551noreply@blogger.com