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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:00 AM

God enough

We should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say.
By Steve Paulson

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2008 08:03 AM

    @ spoodles, who wrote:

    "A universe devoid of anything ugly, painful, tough would not allow for us to see and appreciate those moments of beauty and kindness when they appear. An intelligent Creator knew this all along."

    You're theologically positioned by privilege. How many "moments of beauty and kindness" are bequeathed to an African child born into hunger, disease, and war? You've seen the photos of the those swollen-bellied children with flies and scabs on their faces. Do you think that they "see and appreciate those moments of beauty and kindness when they appear"? They don't because they don't appear.

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