Or that attempting to know the unknowable demeans it somehow? Dana
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:26:07 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But was it generally 'understood' that it was all from God? > > You're assuming that understanding in this case just 'is'. It isn't. > You have to start somewhere. > > The point I am trying to make is that it was not "understood" in our > science class that everything comes from God, we were studying > science, religion study was for the religion classes. There wasn't an > implied blanket policy of "all things come from God" we were being > taught to think critically about facts and theories and we weren't > taught to throw in a God angle simply because it was an easy out, > e.g., I don't understand what to do next or why this behaves the way > it does, throw in a "Mind of God" and our problem can be left for > future generations to figure out. > > So I am lead to another question. At what point should science give up > trying to explain the unexplainable and adopt a "God created > everything 'understanding'"? Is there a limit? Should there be? > > If so, why? If not, why not? > > I should think that if God did indeed create everything, and is > lurking out there behind Intelligent Design, then perhaps there is a > curtain to be pulled up, to be looked behind. > > Would it be too much to think then that God might want to cap our > knowledge and understanding at some point be before we get to the > rivets and I-beams of this ol Universe of ours? > > -- > > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140107 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
