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Genesis 1-2: Origins or Identity? – Feat. Dr. John Walton

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What Is the Difference Between Mechanism and Agency?

Wicke: Science is very much interested in mechanism, how did things happen? How do things work? But science can't say much about agency. They can only talk about mechanism. And the bible is all about affirming agency. So what we've tried to do is, sometimes people who read the bible have tried to make that a story of mechanism. Wicke: There are two organizations that could be immediately identified who are doing a lot of work with this integration process.

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