RE: Van Tillian/Clarkian Presuppositional Apologetics.
August 19, 2011 at 6:32 pm
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2011 at 6:38 pm by Paul the Human.)
(August 19, 2011 at 6:20 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Well you are always welcome in any discussion Paul. Although I feel you have kind of taken a shot at me with the "magic" comment. So I will take a shot back, why are not all animals living in societies then? Oh let me guess, "Because evolution favored them living solitary"? It's amazing how flexible you guys all make evolutionary theory; it's become nothing more than a "God did it" answer to these questions. It still doesn't solve the transcendent nature of morality that even Kant recognized though.
It was kind of a 'shot', but meant playfully... honest. I think you are mistaken about "us" using the fact of evolution through natural selection the same way believers use 'God did it". I can understand why you might perceive it that way, as it fits your preferred vision of things, but I do not think it is a correct perception.
Not all animals live in societies (although, many do), because living in a society, in that particular animal species' particular circumstances, did not necessarily enhance the chances of survival of the species. In fact, in many cases, the species never reached that point in its evolution, as it survived just fine without it.
I think that your belief in God and your desire that he be real... limits your ability to perceive things fully. That's why you come up with questions like that.
