Re: [PEIRCE-L] RE: [Sadhu Sanga] The failure of Intelligent Design

2018-05-11 Thread Jon Alan Schmidt
mework of assumptions to make sense? Do I detect a hint of Creationist > arrogance on the part of JAS? > > Regards > > > > *From:* Jon Alan Schmidt [mailto:jonalanschm...@gmail.com > <jonalanschm...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* Friday, May 11, 2018 7:40 PM > *To:* sjaro..

RE: [PEIRCE-L] RE: [Sadhu Sanga] The failure of Intelligent Design

2018-05-11 Thread Stephen Jarosek
Subject: Re: [PEIRCE-L] RE: [Sadhu Sanga] The failure of Intelligent Design Stephen J., List: I have no desire (and no time these days) to engage in a debate here, but ... SJ: I don’t understand what insights a creator/designer provides as to the nature of existence. Why is there exis

Re: [PEIRCE-L] RE: [Sadhu Sanga] The failure of Intelligent Design

2018-05-11 Thread Stephen C. Rose
There is no necessity to use traditional metaphysical language to substantiate what Jon has suggested. Stephen asks interesting questions. I submit that we render to Mystery the inference that there is a reason for all that is and that we are not wrong to assume that intelligence is involved. In

Re: [PEIRCE-L] RE: [Sadhu Sanga] The failure of Intelligent Design

2018-05-11 Thread Jon Alan Schmidt
Stephen J., List: I have no desire (and no time these days) to engage in a debate here, but ... SJ: I don’t understand what insights a creator/designer provides as to the nature of existence. Why is there existence at all? Why is there something, rather than nothing? Peirce's answer was