[Vision2020] Hymn to the Intelligent Designer

[Ralph Nielsen]

Tony, are you trying to say that you view the Bible as consistent or  
compassionate?
Ralph

On Jan 28, 2007, at 8:32 AM, Tony wrote:

> No Ralph, I quite understand that you don't view the Bible as  
> consistent or compassionate.  What I was attempting (for the second  
> time) was to determine what YOUR personal conclusion is as to the  
> existence or nonexistence of an overarching intelligence.
>
> Later,  -T

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Nielsen"  
> <nielsen at uidaho.edu>
> To: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Hymn to the Intelligent Designer by Monty  
> Python
>
>
>> Tony,
>>
>> Is God a mean S.O.B.? Not according to himself. By the end of the   
>> sixth day of creation "God saw everything that he had made, and  
>> indeed, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31a).
>>
>> However, later in the Bible God does admit that he is a S.O.B. "I   
>> form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe--I the   
>> LORD do all these things" (Isaiah 45:7). The Jewish Study Bible  
>> says that here the word "woe" is the same as "evil." p. 875.
>>
>> So try to have a pleasant Sabbath, Tony. It will soon be over--at  
>> sundown.
>>
>> Ralph
>>