Re: I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG

Given the "3 posts and your out" rule, I have to be careful.
This is #2, but who can resist debating Glennn?

Glenn Morton wrote:

> Wally, There are cases where one can say, "I am right and you are wrong."
> Most such areas are in the realm of science. To claim that the earth is
> flat is simply wrong. To claim that the sky is pink with purple polka dots
> is simply wrong. To claim that the earth and humanity is 6000 years old, is
> simply wrong based upon all available observational evidence. To act as if
> there is a possibility of the YECs being correct would be as silly as acting
> as if it is possible that we do have a pink sky with purple polka dots.

You only say this Glenn, because you are convinced that "I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE
WRONG". They feel the same about you. For you to deny the "obvious" intent of
scripture, only shows how you have been taken in by "Science" and deny the Word
of God -- which should trump science any day. So long as you maintain this
attitude, I predict that you will make limited progress (as you indicate below).

>
>
> I agree with you that there is a difference between the laity and the YEC
> leaders, but the laity have an obligation as well as the leaders not to get
> duped or to dupe others.

How long do you have to declare war and loose before you decide to try another
method? I am "laity" and I am working within my church to have the members
recognize that that the YEC view is not the only acceptable view. Beating their
heads in doesn't work, Glenn. (Notice that I took back that 3rd "n" that I gave
you earlier. You are going to have to work hard to get it back.;)

> How you get them to believe what they don't want
> to believe is a real mystery.

A mystery to you indeed!. That is why I cited DeBono as good source.

There is a better way and that is to stop trying to tell them that Science
trumps the Bible (which is what they hear). Try instead to convince them that
there is more than one way to interpret scripture. Look on the discussion as a
process rather than an event that requires unconditional surrender.

Of course you cannot do that if you insist that YOUR way is the ONLY correct way
and that they are hopelessly WRONG!

I think that the same applies to the "leaders". Have you ever tried?

Walt

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Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>

In any consistent theory, there must
exist true but not provable statements.
(Godel's Theorem)

You can only find the truth with logic
If you have already found the truth
without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
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Received on Fri Dec 26 12:17:49 2003