From: Luke Skidmore (lists@lukeski.net)
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 21:18:16 EST
I would agree. The public obviously needs a basic level of science
education (which obviously isn't happing by ever public opinion poll I
have read) before young or old can even begin to be dealt with. If one
doesn't know what a gene is how could one even begin to make an
intelligent decision on the matter. I think it all comes back to
education or the lack there of.
I think there are other issues involved in those in Christian leadership
not beings vocal sometimes. Being in Christian leadership, I don't know
how many times I was assumed to be a YEC simply because of my position.
I think that those in leadership are often put in quite a predicament if
their constituents are don't share the same viewpoint, or the other
leadership doesn't as well. I would agree this doesn't mean that we
shouldn't be vocal about this, just maybe a little cautious about how we
talk about it. I think to do it justice we need to present the necessary
scientific background and that just simply takes time. But I think there
needs to be a lot bigger push for science education.
Luke
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "asa-owner@asa:asa-digest"@lists.calvin.edu
> [mailto:"asa-owner@asa:asa-digest"@lists.calvin.edu] On
> Behalf Of George Murphy
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: David Livingstone's take on geology and creation
>
> You've put your finger on one of the major problems in
> this area: Clergy don't
> exercise appropriate leadership. Those who realize that the
> earth is old, that
> evolution has happened, & in general that real science has to
> be taken seriously, usually don't say much of anything about
> it when that's called for - e.g., when
> preaching on texts that have to do with creation or in
> actively opposing attempts to get
> bad science into public schools. Some don't want to say
> anything about topics that they
> don't have formal training in (which may not keep them from
> expressing their opinions
> about politics &c). Others either don't think it's important
> theologically or don't
> think it's worth the possibility of stirring up controversy.
> & many others just have no
> clue about what is going on in science.
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