(via)There is nothing unreasonable about the idea of a personal God creating the material universe. A Big Bang needs a “big Banger,” it seems to me. A complex set of instructions (as in DNA) needs an author. A blueprint requires an engineer. A moral law needs a moral law giver. This is not a leap. This is a step of intelligent reflection.
There's something *very* unreasonable about swiftly summing up all that cannot easily be explained in the remnants of a myth. And nothing unreasonable about asking who made god and why does all inquisitive exploration have to stop there? Intelligent reflection requires, a willingness to accept a vast array of possibilities that are quite likely to conflict with one's over-reliance on literal interpretations of ancient texts.
Posted by kerry at October 12, 2007 03:05 AM