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A New Theistic Argument Based on Creativity

Published:2024-07-22 Issue:7 Volume:15 Page:876
ISSN:2077-1444
Container-title:Religions
language:en
Short-container-title:Religions

Author:

Chan Man Ho¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract

It has been argued for a long time that God has been involved in the biological evolutionary processes observed on Earth. However, no convincing theistic argument has yet been formulated for biological evolution. In this article, I use the concept of creativity to argue that biological evolution manifests an embedded intelligence. This articulates a new form of theistic argument related to biological evolution and offers another sound argument supporting the existence of God. My reasoning suggests that nature might be panentheistic, or that an external personal God manipulates natural laws to direct the process of evolution.

Funder

Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/7/876/pdf

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