Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorW.B. Eerdmans Publishing, publisher2015-07-282015-07-282006Rolston, Holmes, III, Generating Life on Earth: Five Looming Questions, Schultz [i.e. Schults], F. LeRon, ed., The Evolution of Rationality: Interdisciplinary Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, 197-225. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/37323Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225).Generating life on Earth requires creating information, the serendipitous opening up of novel possibility space, driving escalating biodiversity and biocomplexity. Biologists puzzle whether such natural history is contingent, random, probable or inevitable. Humans, uniquely on Earth, achieve highly developed cultures, with great promise and peril. We live on a wonderland Earth and are the apex of these wonders. This opens up possibility space for faith in God.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©2006 W.B. Eerdmans Publishing.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.matterenergycreativityreligionscienceevolutiontheory of knowledgepractical reasoningecosystemsText