Do you suppose that the reason why the YECs have been so successful is that
they, more than any other group since Darwin's "Origin of Species" appeared,
have tried to dismantle the Darwinian evolutionary thought patterns imbued
in practically all of us thru our socialistic humanistic educational system,
and that they fervently feel that to espouse a YEC viewpoint is the best
weapon against Darwinian evolution?
To my way of thinking, the biggest argument against Darwinian evolution is
the sheer mathematical improbability of it occurring, even given untold
billions of years. You don't even need to invoke Genesis to successfully
argue this point. Then, when you have cast doubt in the mind of the
Darwinian evolutionist, at that point you invoke a literal Genesis to make
your point about a Creator God. To counter Darwinian evolution arguments
with an OEC viewpoint might not have the impact that a YEC argument might
have, because you then have two opposing old earth viewpoints battling with
one another. The YEC arguments are thus more dramatic and 'contrasty'.
I guess the problem (or task) then becomes...how do OECs counter the
Darwinian evolutionary ideas just as dramatically, convincingly, and
forcefully...and as successfully, as have the YECs. I gather that this is
the next step.
Let me again state that it is my fervent belief and hope that OECs and YECs
do not expend their energies battling one another, but rather battling the
god of this world.
Roger Rafler
P.S. Once again, my apologies for being so far behind in my e-mail! Was
out of town, and was two weeks late in getting to my mail; then I was unable
to send outgoing messages. I'm going to try again today (Sunday 18 Feb 96).