Slade wrote: > Can you name an Evolutionist who is not a rationalist? No, but there are Creationists who are rationalists. That was my point. The theory of Creation is not inherently illogical just because it invokes a Creator as the prime mover. The theory of Creation might originate in revelation, but this fact does not make it an irrational theory.
Slade wrote: > That does not address the issue. > Miracles are inherently illogical. > All you're addressing is lack of knowledge. This is what rationalists like myself believe. Although we may not understand something, that does not mean that a rational explanation will not one day be able to explain it. It may not be until after the resurrection that we have all the knowledge we need to understand it logically, but we believe that all truth must be logical and rational. Rationalists do not consider miracles to be inherently illogical. What are called miracles today might be explained logically tomorrow. Lack of knowledge is what might make them APPEAR to be illogical to some people, but they are really just unexpected events and that alone does not necessitate the conclusion that they are inherently illogical. We simply lack the data to explain them. Slade wrote: > The Law of Entropy contradict resurrection > and restoration. It is illogical. The law of entropy is for specific situations, such as closed systems. Furthermore, the law of entropy itself is a tentative theory of explanation. It is not immutable, but rather a theory that explains the path of energy that we observe. The resurrection does not at all violate the law of entropy anymore than conception, birth and childhood development violates the law of entropy. What we have in these situations is not a closed system, but one which has energy coming in from outside the system under consideration. I lack data concerning the resurrection, but I have no doubt that a rational and logical understanding of it exists in the mind of God. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
