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From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: Re: Philosophy of science and Creationism
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Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 10:11:58 EST
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In article <634@h-sc1.UUCP> shiue@h-sc1.UUCP (steve shiue) writes:
> People like Alexander
> Pope (see the Essay on Man) have been saying for hundreds of
> years that because God is OMNISCIENT as well as omnipotent,
> and therefore is not subject to questioning.

By that same standard, a hypothetical God is not subject to ANY understanding.

Even assuming the Bible is inspired by God, we cannot know God's purpose
in giving it to us.  Because we cannot understand the purpose, we have no
way of knowing if God intended us to accept/reject/believe/disbelieve the
Bible.
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Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh