From: me22over7@gmail.com   
      
   Thoughts on these review excerpts? Anyone read the book?   
      
   Rau's six categories: "Naturalistic Evolution (NE), Nonteleological   
   Evolution (NTE), Planned Evolution (PE), Directed Evolution (DE),   
   Old-Earth Creation (OEC), and Young-Earth Creation (YEC). A chart in the   
   second chapter and extensive charts at the back of the book help sort   
   out the different models in a visual fashion."   
      
   "Rau points out that each position is ultimately based on “different   
   philosophical presuppositions that are outside the realm of science” (p.   
   176). The most important of these presuppositions, in Rau’s view, is the   
   definition of science itself. For example, a definition of science that   
   refuses to acknowledge the possibility of the existence of or   
   interaction with a supernatural realm cuts off any inquiry or   
   explanations that refer to the supernatural. It automatically excludes   
   any evidence or inference that would point to an intelligent agent as a   
   cause for the origin of life. Those who presuppose this definition of   
   science approach questions about the origin of life looking exclusively   
   for natural causes. Similar blind spots are caused by presuppositions of   
   those holding other positions."   
      
   "Given a priori presuppositions, people holding different views   
   regarding origins look at the same evidence and come to different   
   conclusions. Or they ignore evidence that doesn’t support their   
   viewpoint, while touting evidence that does. Personally, I agree with   
   Rau that none of the models has a complete model with adequate   
   explanations for all of the evidence."   
      
   https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/   
   cience/creation-science-intelligent-design/mapping-the-origins-debate#   
      
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