One Way to Reject Common Descent

[Guy_Coe]

Given that God was, at least in part, preparing the world for the ultimate “apex predator,” perhaps He wanted to enjoy some relative moral tranquility first? : )

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@swamidass

George, I challenge presuppositions in yours as I do in Joshua’s. The assumption is that (in this case) progressive creation is “mimicking” common descent. But the argument is that common descent is a human construction designed to mimic the reality of progressive creation. Modern science does not get to establish fundamental reality by diktat.

Oh @jongarvey you are misreading me. I think I see which words are triggering you. I’m gonna try to rephrase this.

I’m not saying common descent is the reality here. No. I’m saying that in this model special creation is the reality, but it just looks like common descent from science because science is limited. In this conception, common descent is false. Science is wrong. God is not deceptive.

Okay, I’ve retooled this with a different rhetoric, but the same idea, more developed. What do you think? A Better Way to Reject Common Descent. Help me out here with this.