From: Sarah Berel-Harrop (sec@hal-pc.org)
Date: Wed Jul 30 2003 - 23:35:18 EDT
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From: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
To: "Sarah Berel-Harrop" <sec@hal-pc.org>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: The Aphenomenon of Abiogenesis
> This was badly expressed by me. I should have said that they should start
> emphasising the vast age of the earth as a starting point and not to
regard
> it as irrelevant.
> Yes many do say the believe that the earth is ancient but they play down
its
> significance, undermining any possible case they have
Ah, I see where you are coming from. This is impossible,
for the reason you have already cited, I think.
The specific phrase used on Hank Hanegraff (a YEC)'s
radio show was "we'll settle the doctrinal issues later".
That is, YEC's need to get into the big tent and quit
criticizing OEC's until evolution is removed from the
educational system. Lo and Behold, Hanegraff
suspended critique of OEC in favor of Paley's
watch.
They have to regard it as irrelevant in order to
keep everyone under the tent, I think. How does
an ancient earth bolster the basic ID case, I mean,
what do you think is the significance of an ancient
earth for ID?
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