From: Dick Fischer (dickfischer@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Sep 29 2003 - 12:56:20 EDT
Darryl wrote:
>I love satire as much as the next person but I don't find things such as
>this humerous. I certainly disagree with these peoples' science and as a
>scientist I will be critical of their science but as a person I will not
>ridicule them as people or as a group. As a Christian I can't feel good
>about doing so and as a scientist I can't see any way it would facilitate
>any attempted conversation with them for them to know I made such
>statements when talking about them to others - and if the statements are
>made they will find out.
Based upon their misinformed Bible interpretation, these creationist
organizations (ICR, AIG) sow seeds of mistrust in scientists. They
undermine belief in things that can be verified and substantiated with
solid data and evidence, the age of the earth being the prime
example. This is deliberate on their part. What they try to do to science
is reprehensible.
For hard-working Christians attempting to reach the lost with the gospel
message, it's worse. Essentially ICR and AIG defecate in the water we
evangelists must tread in our efforts to bring new followers to
Christ. Many well-educated people reject the entire Bible thinking that it
is all a fabrication. What these creationist organizations try to prove is
that scientific findings are unreliable because of what the Bible "clearly"
says. Instead they "prove" the Bible inept because of its shoddy science.
In my humble estimation, you play footsy with these organizations at your
peril.
>Many people have been running around the past few years askings "What
>would Jesus do?"
Jesus cast out the money changers. That's my example. Do we have the same
courage?
Dick Fischer - Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Mon Sep 29 2003 - 12:56:42 EDT