Re: Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale

Bill Hamilton wrote:

>Alll of us who have argued with creationists will agree that it is next to impossible to convince a creationist to consider evidence against his position. However, some creationists (e.g. Glenn Morton and myself, for two) have been convinced by sound arguments.<

They have pinned so much on the 168 hour creation or
athiest, it seems they don't have a branch to hang onto
when the ground crumbles beneath them.

> But more importantly, we need to seek out and provide those who are not &nbsp;thoroughly convinced creationists with good reasoning that will help them avoid the trap of creationism. &nbsp;I'm thinking in particular of young pople who may enter careers in the sciences -- if they are not poisoned against it by creationism.
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Frankly, as a person who came to faith in college, I can
still vividly remember that the embarassing views of
creationists kept me from even remotely considering
seeking Christ. In reflection, by Grace, I did end
up walking through the doors of a church and finally
being saved, but problems didn't stop there. All the
years I was in the university, I was basically alone
without any emotional and psychological support to
guide me. In retrospect, a lot of it was my own
ignorance about what kind of church home to chose and
where to look for support. Nevertheless, in all the
years at the university, I never learn the ASA existed
and the way I actually learned about it was oddly through
a skeptic list I subscribed to for a while. I guess my
conversion was partly fired off by a dispute with an
atheist professor, so things do work in strange ways,
but it seems like something needs to be done there.

I really wonder how many people who have some similar
disposition as myself about God are lost by either
the creationist circus, or being so emotionally and
psychologically isolated for far too long.

By Grace alone we proceed,
Wayne
Received on Wed Jan 5 06:33:33 2005