dfsiemensjr@juno.com wrote:
>
> I regret the dogmatism and the SHOUTING. Neither is necessary.
>
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:56:59 -0400 James W Stark <stark2301@voyager.net>
> writes:
> >
> > > From: Loren Haarsma <lhaarsma@calvin.edu>
> > > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:23:58 -0400 (EDT)
> > > To: _American Sci Affil <asa@calvin.edu>
> > > Subject: Atheistic portrayal of science in popular culture.
> > >
> > > Question:
> > > If science, in its proper context, is compatible with Christian
> > faith;
> >
> > THIS IS A GOAL TO REACH FOR. IT IS NOT THE CURRENT STATE. THE
> > CURRENT
> > CONTEXT FOR SCIENCE IS HUMANISM, WHICH IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH
> > CHRISTIANITY.
> >
> If the context for science is necessarily humanism and incompatible with
> Christianity, how could both Stark and Haarsma practice science? Or has
> Stark abandoned faith? Either that, or he is grossly inconsistent.
Let me add that the assumed disjunction between "Christianity" and "humanism"
is fallacious. I assume that what was meant was something like "secular humanism" which
is a narrow subset of humanism.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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