Does Barr’s Position Diminish the Role of Design in the Christian Tradition?
Thus far I have responded to Barr’s answers to my three questions, which he posted as a comment to one of his blogs. Later, Barr posted an entirely new blog post titled “There He Goes Again: Another Response to John West.” Barr begins that post with: “To quote the Gipper, ‘There he goes again’ Every time John G. West attempts to argue against my views, he misrepresents them.” Barr goes on to say that he has “deep differences with the ID movement, but I think they deserve far better than this kind of advocacy.” He ends with the claim: “West thinks he can read the evidences of God’s activity and purpose in nature much better than I or Francis Collins can. His claims in this regard would be much more convincing if he were to demonstrate some ability to understand human purpose let alone divine, and in particular the meaning and purpose of very clear passages of human prose.” I’m not sure why Barr thinks that honest questions and disagreements should be met with a tone of condescension and
