the idea of a deist clock maker God only means that God started this world, designed, created and wound it up, but then left it alone. The idea of intellgence is still there. Just as William Paley tended to prove with his watchmaker argument. That being, when you find a watch or something intricate, with intricate design and function you attribute it to an intelligent being. This should also be the case for the universe. Is it plausable that God used evolution in the creation process? Some Christians seem to think so, but you are left with the problem of intermediate forms and the difficulties that they present for the survival of certain animals. Once this can be reconciled I will be willing to consider the idea that evolution was used in the creation process, but as of yet I cannot think of a way to reconcile this. Lastly, I must say that all Christians must avoid a deist view of God in that if we do, then we negate the life and death of Christ, which is the basis and foundation of Christianity.
this was submitted by a different person than blackbirdsjoy
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