RE: Useless Body Parts? Ok need some help here

John Hewlett wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu
> [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of John Hewlett
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:36 PM

> Ok folks I have a challenge for you. I am going into a career
> as a scientist not to make a lot of money but because I feel
> that I can delve into the depths of Lords works.

. . .

 Now if you are a theist
> "Discover" magazine is probably the absolute worst magazine
> to look in. In the past two years I have found TWO articles
> in their worth reading. It should be noted that all of these
> magazine publish (non-peer reviewed by the way) the most
> speculative science around. I lost my flavor with Discover
> Magazine when I find in the back an ad for "Pro-science"
> slogans, and if course they had the infam! ous Darwin fish.
> Now from my theistic evolution stand point this shouldn't
> bother me. BUT IT OFFENDED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME! I am
> Christian before I am theistic evolutionist, and I take
> science extremely seriously, after all it is my life's work
> and I love it.

These two passages seem strangely incongruent. On the one hand you want
to look into the Lord's works, but on the other, you only seem to want
to find things that you like. Life simply isn't that way my friend.

And then you wrote:

> However on the other I am challenging you guys, to find
> scientific articles that indicate the functions of the other
> muscles and such.

. . .

> I just want to read some good books about the
> body they show its grandure.

Why should one go into science to look at the Lord's works and then tell
others what to find when they look. This whole approach seems
anti-science to me. You have already made up your mind as to what you
will find and are disappointed and disgusted that other people aren't
following your script.

And, I would like to comment that going into science does not exclude
making lots of money.
Received on Mon Feb 21 21:19:03 2005