Bob La Quey wrote:
The syndrome has some common consequences. One of
them is that ones relationships with other humans
almost always deteriorates. Very few people seek
out schizophrenics as friends for obvious reasons.
Especially when the schizophrenic is, as is often
the case, paranoid and potentially (actually rare)
violent.
So I have a lot of direct experience with good
people who suffer from the modes of failure. This
experience has caused me to wonder, "Why would
such a gene survive the evolutionary process? I
would ask Ralph, 'What would this be a part of
an intelligent design?" I must note though that
I am no believer in ID. I am a believer in classical
evolution.
Well, I know that no one here wants a long drawn out response, so I will
attempt to keep it concise.
1) God created the cosmos perfect but gave Man free will, and choice.
2) Man chose to sin.
3) God pronounced judgment which basically amounted to the decay of the
universe (entropy), specifically including the death of all living
systems, particularly animals and man.
4) The reason for death to include animals (and the universe) has to do
with His plan for redemption of Man (and the universe).
5) Defective genes, when defective enough, are designed to become
closer and closer to sterility. For example, cross-bred species (plants
*or* animals) are usually sterile (e.g. the mule).
6) God commanded us to fill the Earth and subdue it. Despite some
abusing the meaning of this, He makes it clear that we are merely
stewards of the Earth and He will hold us accountable for how we take
care of it. He gave us all the plants for nourishment which includes
treatments for ailments. I wouldn't doubt that our use of the plants
for finding cures will be one of the things included in the command to
"subdue" the Earth.
Mind you, this is a very in-a-nutshell version. It would be easy to
pick these things to pieces as presented. They are merely meant as
generalizations. I hope they provide a decent example of the way I see
it. And hopefully, I answered your question Bob.
And Bob, I realize that there are perhaps 3 members here that may
believe in ID. And I'm not even sure about the third one. If there are
others besides the 3, I am not aware of them. So I recognize that the
ratio of evolutionists to creationists here is perhaps 100:1, more or
less. And the other 2 creationists (if they are) don't often get much
involved in the debates, so it often *feels* like I am alone in my
stance. But that's ok. I do _try_ not to let it get personal.
(And upon proofreading this, I don't see any strong connection to the
subject line *or* to the context of the -lpsg list in general, so I'm
adding the [Kooler] tag to the subject line. Please direct any
responses to this directly to the -kooler list, or to me personally if
you prefer. Thank you.)
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Ralph
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One day I stumbled across a case of Scotch.
As I recall, I stumbled several days thereafter.
--W.C. Fields
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