Re: ICR's ACTS AND FACTS

Among Burgy's list from A&F is this:

> 4. ICR makes the flat prediction that "we will never receive messages or
> entertain intergalactic (sic) visitors from deep space simply because
> there are no such civilizations out there." As far as the Bible is
> concerned, they assert, Ps 115:16 and Acts 17:20 teach without question
> that the earth is uniquely the abode of humanity, and all research has
> shown that when it comes to organic life outside of earth -- there is
> none.
>

Those of you who received the March 2004 edition of "Science & Theology
News" will find a column by Jonathan Sarfati entitled "Bible leaves no room
for extraterrestrial life." While not quoting verses he does state, "The
Bible says nothing to indicate that God created life anywhere but earth,"
and that the Christ could not have been incarnated anywhere but on earth.
He does not wish to be dogmatic about microbes, but he is about intelligent
life. The article is filled is unexamined assumptions, and the sentence
quoted above implies a conclusion based on faulty logic--the Bible doesn't
say anything about the invention of the telephone, either. So it goes with
the YECs.

Bob
Received on Thu Mar 4 11:01:31 2004