The wrap-up of my earlier comments (view them here) about The Design Revolution, by William A. Dembski, more about my spiritual rather than scientific reactions.
Overall, I found Dembski's argument convincing, especially on a spiritual level--God created the world, and why couldn't He do it in a subtle way? If anything, the subtle way is almost more awe-inspiring: God has been subtly working to create humans for the past 3.7 billion years (or 4.6 billion if you include the creation of the earth, or 14.6 billion if you include the creation of the universe). That's pretty cool!
Actually, ever since I started reading this book, I've been repeatedly coming across Bible verses about how God created the earth.
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old received divine approval. By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear." Hebrews 11:1-3
"Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made." Romans 1:20
"Thou art the Lord, thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and thou preservest all of them; and the host of heaven worships thee." Nehemiah 9:6
I think what's most important of all is the knowledge that God created the earth and the universe, not the knowledge of how He did it.
So I'll conclude by saying that I found this book very thought-provoking, and recommending it to anyone who may have questions about intelligent design.
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