Re: Pope and Evolution...

Steve Geller (geller@ssl.berkeley.edu)
Sat, 26 Oct 1996 11:35:38 -0700

GERKEN JEFFREY T wrote:
>
> .... science has absolutely nothing to say
> about things that it cannot observe and measure. Thus, if somebody (the
> Pope) wants to say that a god created the process of evolution, then so be
> it. Science can neither support nor deny such a view.

> I challenge both the religionists and the atheists to find fault
> with my logic here (not because I am infallible, but rather because I want
> to know if there are any holes in my argument).

Your logic is only as good as the assumptions it start with.

What happens if you assume that the Genesis story is direct divine
revelation?
Does Genesis mention Evolution? DNA? Dinosaurs? Galaxies?

-- 
Steve Geller