You: I assume what you mean is that a person could use a rock tumbler to make a rock which is as smooth as one from a river bed, and that I could not tell the one made smooth by natural processes from the one smoothed by water.

Aaron: Exactly.

You: Well, all that proves is that I can be deceived by clever humans. Should I infer from my inability to distinguish the rocks that God owns a rock tumbler?

Aaron: Don't be ridiculous. What you must realize is that if you were shown something that was made directly by the hand of God your human limitations would prevent you from drawing correct conclusions about its origin.

How do you respond?

  1. That is not true. Go
  2. That is true. Go