>> Agreed that the OEC position may be more diverse, but at least a
>> statement acknowledging that there are OEC's would be fair. Most
>> OEC views probably contains these main points:
>> 1. The Earth is as old as radiometric dating reveals it to be, ie.
>> 4.6 BY.
>> 2. Hominids are generally regarded as pre-Adamites.
>> 3. The Biblical Adam was a special creation..
>> 4. Adam is regarded as the ancestor of all H. sapiens.
>> 5. Adam was created between 100,000 and 10,000 years ago.
>> The views of OEC's such as Ross, Hayward and Pearce could be
>> summaried. In three paragraphs. I would be happy to write a
>> draft OEC paragraph for your FAQ for your consideration.
I plan to put in one paragraph on old-earth creationism, making use of
the points you mention above. However, I am willing to include anything
you want to write as a separate document and link from the FAQ to that.
That should give you more scope than if it has to be integrated into the
FAQ proper.
-- Jim Foley Symbios Logic, Fort Collins, COJim.Foley@symbios.com (303) 223-5100 x9765 I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. -- Edmund Blackadder