I wrote
>> I dare say that as early as Darwin someone could have looked at Genesis
>> One. They could have seen a formless and void earth, plants,
>> fish/crocodiles, land animals, humans. Hmmm. Looks like evolution.
>> The rest may not have been clear yet. But who among us has been told
>> by God what the rest of our lives will be like? Faith plays a role.
Michael Roberts wrote
> Yeah, lots did then. Hugh Miller in The Testimony of the Rocks for
starters
>and hundreds of others who did not take Genesis literally and only a few
who
>did.
>Remember YEC has been a minority viewpoint since 1800 - except in the USA
>from 1961 and it is growing here but I prefer to take a traditional and
>Victorian interpretation of Genesis and ignore these recent heretical
>innovations of Henry Morris et al.
This is why I like the ASA listserv! My knowledge broadens quickly.
I can't agree with the part about the literal Genesis though, Michael.
To me, Genesis One is literally history, even if written in narrative form
that would have been understandable from the time of the early Hebrews.
Jim
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