In a message dated 5/3/2005 1:56:19 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk writes:
> Chris,
>
> I don't think those verses you quoted teach geocentrism at all. They
> actually teach flat-earthism, which of course was held by all before 500BC.
>
> And then Vernon if you insist on a 6 day creation form the 10 commandments
> then Ex 20 vs 4 only makes sense literally if the earth is flat so I assume
> you believe in a flat earth.
>
> I would also point out that Job is not historical but a religious novel of
> the highest order and one of the most profound and wonderful parts of the Old
> Testament.
>
> Finally we need to recognise the poetic use of language to conveys truths
> about God through imagery.
>
> Michael
>
Michael,
Yes, I would tend to agree with you, and in fact I was looking at flat
earth arguments, but decided to use the more "moderate" geocentric
argument.
The problem with creationists like Vernon is that they claim they are
using the authority of the Bible in their arguments, but in fact they
are selectively using their interpretations of the Bible in their
arguments. For me as a Christian the Bible has authority over
moral and spiritual arguments, not any science. What matters is
the theology behind what is stated, not the science, which is at
least 2000 years obsolete.
People like Vernon actually undermine the authority of the Bible
by trying to make it an authority in areas it was not intended to
be, thus people seeing his arguments and who know some science
are driven away from the Bible and Christianity. I refer to such
actions as ridiculing Christianity by proxy. Young earth creationism
is pseudo-science and trailer-trash theology.
Christopher
Received on Tue May 3 17:31:57 2005
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