Die teleologiese argument vir die bestaan van God (7) - www.bybelkennis.co.za
by Mitch Kalp · 07/12/2009
Dit hang uiteraard ook af of ‘n mens orde of ontwerp in die skepping sien al dan nie. Vir die gelowige blyk die getuienis van ontwerp in die wêreld bevestiging te wees dat geloof in God redelik is en dat dit nie onredelik is om te glo nie. Of ‘n mens egter die geloofsprong wil maak na ‘n Intelligente Ontwerper (en God ) is steeds ‘n geloofstap wat nie alle onpartydige waarnemers sal maak nie (Case-Winters 2003:214). In die verband het Anton van Niekerk die volgende gesê :”Die geloof in die God van die Bybel is egter geen wetenskaplike teorie nie en die belydenis dat God die skepper van hemel en aarde is, is geen wetenskaplike hipotese nie. Dit is eerder ‘n verwoording van ‘n geloofsinsig in die misterie wat die grondslag lê van ons werklikheid – ‘n geloofsinsig wat nie volledig uitpluisbaar is in ‘n sluitendende wetenskaplike sisteem nie” (Van Niekerk 2005: 192 ). McGrath is dus korrek in sy kritiek op Dawkins dat ‘n mens nie deur middel van die wetenskap (insluitende die teleologiese argument vir God se bestaan) die bestaan al dan nie, van God kan bewys nie .
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