in response o the Mark Eastman issue, he has not only read Denton's book, I marked it up more than any book he owns. Denton has been an evolutionist for decades. There are plenty of evolutionists that are "antiDarwinists." That is, they believe in evolution, but not in Darwin's formulation. Nature's Destiny is Denton's attempt to present a "deterministic" view of evo in which the laws of physics supposedly are "rigged" to create life. Mark's personal mentor, Dr. A.E. Wilder-Smith, has met with Denton many times to discuss these things. Believe me, he was an Evolutionist when he wrote Evo: A Theory in Crisis, but he was not a Darwinist!
As for the last subject, God is Omnicient, Omnipresent, etc... and you were not created for the purpose of being damned. Yes, God knew of your every waking moment in life before you were made- however, while you yet breathe you have ample oppurtunity make the choice to serve Him. Your choice is your choice; as far as God stoping bullets and "impeding on ones free will", the flaw in this argument is the fact that the word of man has greater power than the word of God. (This is biblical, and i will get the exact reference as soon as possible.)The reason why? Because while He has His plans for you, you have been granted the freedom to do what pleases you- your choice for your life. This is no different than a mother and father wanting the best for their children, but letting them run their own life and make their own choices, knowing that they will eventually suffer consequences and reap rewards based on those choices.
Angels DO have free will. God did create imperfect beings, yes. However, Eve was decieved, because (as far as scripture shows) she was never told not to eat of the fruit of the tree of life. Was this an oversite on Gods part? No, because in Revelation, God sets satan free for a time, after the millenium reign of Christ, because the people born during this time have not had the oppurtunity to choose something other than God. God did not err here; this was deliberate.
[This message has been edited by iamNOTamonkey, 08-14-2003]
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