Re: Evolutionary creationism

On 3/18/2025 12:15 PM, Martin Harran wrote:

On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:44:23 -0500, RonO <rokimoto557@gmail.com>
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On 3/18/2025 3:13 AM, Martin Harran wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:31:30 -0500, DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com>
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On 2025-03-17 8:31 a.m., Martin Harran wrote:

On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:42:49 -0500, RonO <rokimoto557@gmail.com>
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Thank you for that. I had to stop snipping replies to Ron because if
you snip anything at all, he claims you were running from his
arguments and reposts the same stuff so you end up with a post 2 or 3
times longer than it needs to be :(
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We believe that God acts purposefully in creation, just as he does in
our lives, and that he continues to actively uphold and sustain creation.
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And again, nothing there about God tweaking life the way Behe claims.
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Out of curiosity, what do you think the phrase "he continues to actively
uphold and sustain creation." mean? I mean, in particular "continues"
and "actively".

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I see this as a background thing, not a direct process. I have 5
grown-up children, all with children of their own. I continue to
actively uphold and sustain them in whatever way they need but I do
not *interfere* in their lives. If, for example, they make decisions
that I don't agree with, I *might* offer an opinion if I think it will
be welcome but the decision is entirely theirs and I fully accept and
support whatever they do decide. The help and support I (and my wife)
give them is on request, not pushed on them, though they know it is
available when needed, and is given unconditionally.
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That's why I think the analogy of God as father is a particularly apt
one.
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So you always understood what I was claiming, and just refused to
acknowledge that they were claiming supernatural miracles in order to
uphold and sustain creation.  You were just lying to yourself and lying
in your posts.

  If you can't understand the significance of "not *interfere* in their
lives" then you really have lost the plot.
 

The quotes were that they believe in active interference.  Your interpretation was bogus, and not what was indicated by the quotes presented.  You have understood that since being confronted with the quotes that you had to run from and start lying about.  You should have confronted the quotes about supernatural miracles directly instead of trying to lie your way out of it.  Invoking supernatural miracles is likely not denying interference.  It is a direct claim of devine interference in the creation.
Ron Okimoto