Theistic Evolution

To frog:The reasons I, as a Deist, believe in a God who probably has not intervened since the moment of Creation are several. If you'll bear with me, I 'll go through them.1) The old 'First Cause' argument (was it Voltaire who proposed this, or am I mixing up my philosophers?).2) The human soul. You may disagree with me, and if so, I feel we have no choice BUT to agree to disagree. But I feel that humans have a soul, something that exists separate of the matter and energy that makes up our corporeal forms. The soul or spirit or whatever you wish to call it cannot be measured or explained by purely scientific terms. As such, it cannot have come from our law-governed universe, but rather, is a direct creation of God (perhaps the only time since Creation that He intervened).I have others but...it's late and my mind is on the fritz. ------------------
"When mankind falls into conflict with nature, monsters are born."-Professor Hayashida, Godzilla 1985

Because it makes it taste better. But seriously. This is where it simply boils down to Faith. You might think it's just a 'security blanket' we use to keep ourselves shielded from the thought of Oblivion beyond Death, and hell, I won't deny that partially, it is.But again, it's something more. Something I can't really find the right words to describe. So I'm not even going to try because a substandard attempt wouldn't do it justice.BTW, frog, let me compliment you. You have (or at least seem to have ) a lot more class than most atheists in your position, many of whom tend to denigrate all believers in any deity as moronic fools. You deserve a commendation.------------------
"When mankind falls into conflict with nature, monsters are born."-Professor Hayashida, Godzilla 1985