Comments on: Does Intelligent Design Inevitably Lead to a God of the Gaps? http://withallyourmind.net/archives/2006/does-intelligent-design-inevitably-lead-to-a-god-of-the-gaps/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:07:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jonathan Bartlett http://withallyourmind.net/archives/2006/does-intelligent-design-inevitably-lead-to-a-god-of-the-gaps/#comment-81 Jonathan Bartlett Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:53:45 +0000 http://withallyourmind.net/archives/2006/does-intelligent-design-inevitably-lead-to-a-god-of-the-gaps/#comment-81 Excellent points. The main thing that is at issue is whether or not there is such a thing as intelligent causation that is distinct from material causation. Are intelligent causes just the combination of material causes, or is there something unique about them? Might the operation of the material universe not be fully explainable in materialistic terms? If the answer to this question is "yes", then viewing past history in the view of only material causation is very likely incorrect. And, if there is intelligent causation, it must be factored in to paint a true picture of life history. (I speak more about this here: http://crevo.blogspot.com/2006/01/methodological-materialism-and.html ) Excellent points. The main thing that is at issue is whether or not there is such a thing as intelligent causation that is distinct from material causation.

Are intelligent causes just the combination of material causes, or is there something unique about them? Might the operation of the material universe not be fully explainable in materialistic terms? If the answer to this question is “yes”, then viewing past history in the view of only material causation is very likely incorrect. And, if there is intelligent causation, it must be factored in to paint a true picture of life history. (I speak more about this here: http://crevo.blogspot.com/2006/01/methodological-materialism-and.html )

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