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Lileks Weighs In
...on the ID/science/philosophy debate. Though I don't think he meant to:
“Daddy?”
"Yes, hon."
“Why did God have to be born first?”
Out of nowhere, that. I swear she’s telepathic.
“So he could make everything.” That should do it! Next subject!
“But who borned God?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t?” This is a surprise, since I know everything. In the course of the day I have explained the origins of dirt, seeds, leather, crayons, bagels and tin. What am I supposed to say? “We don’t know, because our brains really aren’t capable of getting that part, anymore than Jasper can understand how cars work; it’s enough for him to know that they move. Of course, this could all be an echo of some ancient coping mechanism that ascribed the inexpicable manifestations of natural forces to a patriarchal, interventionist superbeing who demanded slavish obedience from the brutish, mewling meatbags he had created, and smote them when the mood took him. That’s what some would say. That’s too easy, by my lights. Either one requires faith; it depends what you want to have faith in.
The beauty of spiral galaxies, and the morality of dogs and Susan Sontag are also involved.
Read the whole thing.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 31, 2004 06:43 AM
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Comments
Your ID post inspired me, less rhapsodically, to post on the subject. You might find Aquinas's comments on theories interesting. I quote them at
http://www.rasmusen.org/x/archives/000369.html
Posted by Eric Rasmusen at January 1, 2005 09:50 AM
This is the infinite recursion paradox which results from ID and creationism.
Posted by Kurt at January 1, 2005 03:46 PM
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