Troy Elliott Eckhardt wrote:
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> That aside, I think that none of this is an urgent matter of salvation and
> that none of it really matters in the long run. The blood bought of Christ
> will all know one day, and with respect to the grand scheme of time, we'll
> know soon. I do not believe I have ever met anyone of any camp deem their
> view of creation to be necessary for anything other than a debate. I think
> everyone with whom I've dealt knows that we're all in this for the thrill of
> the fight, so to speak.
This conforms with my meager experience. I think that many on this
listserve do not see it that way.
Perhaps Jim can add his experience since he says that his church is YEC.
>
> > That particular sequence is what "Big Bang" theory would say also. Light
> > (electromagnetic force) came about in the first second of time while
> > matter and stars came later. (For what it is worth.)
>
> I see a good point there, but I have the same difficulty presented by the
> classical YEC argument that the Big Bang (and evolution in general) is in
> violation of the second law of thermodynamics. I also have trouble
> reconciling an evolutionary model with the fall of man and the curse of the
> Earth.
I'd like to comment on that offline but I am tied up for the next week
or so.
Walt
-- =================================== Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com> In any consistent theory, there must exist true but not provable statements. (Godel's Theorem)You can only find the truth with logic If you have already found the truth without it. (G.K. Chesterton) ===================================
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