John, Before we proceed in meaningless circles, how do you define the word "religion"?
Jason On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:19 PM, John Clark <johnkcl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Jason Resch <jasonre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I agree with Craig. The concept of divine simplicity exists in several >> religions > > > And in those religions how did a simpleton God make life? Darwin provided > the mechanism by which Evolution did it, so those religions need to > explain exactly how the invisible man in the sky did it. > > >> > Of course, the whole question of what is simple and what is complex >> requires a definition of complexity. The universal dovetailer is a simple >> program, yet it generates all programs. The Mandlebrot set has a simple >> definition, but is infinitely detailed. Pi has a simple definition, but an >> infinite expansion of digits. So apparent complexity, of a universe, a >> world, etc. need not be dependent on complex underlying principles or >> systems. > > > If you don't like the simple-complex dimension use the humble-grand > dimension. The Bible says something grand made something humble and it > doesn't say how so it explains nothing; Darwin says something humble made > something grand and the best part is he said how it did in, and that is a > explanation worthy of the name. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
