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Further on “Why the Debate” (Intelligent Design and Thomism)

The responses to my question, “Why The Debate?” on Intelligent Design and Thomist theology have been most instructive for me. Blogging is for learning, too. Holopupenko disagreed with my characterization of Intelligent Design as a reductio-like approach, asking, How do you think Meyer or Behe or Dembski would respond if you pressed them to re-characterize …

May 8, 2010 – 6:48 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , | Comments (25)

ID and Thomism: Why the Debate?

I’m only partway through my reading of the long debate on theology and ID, but some patterns seem to be falling into place already. As I read it, the Thomists in the discussion (all of whom are far better philosophers than I) object to Intelligent Design because ID is mistaken regarding what life is in …

May 5, 2010 – 3:03 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (36)