Re: ASA's "neutrality policy"

Dick,

I understand what you're saying and do agree with you by and large
(i.e. light from supernovae seems more of a stretch than just light
from stars; tree rings with evidence of forest fires is more damning
to the young earth hypothesis than just tree rings).

However, being a grown man is "empirically" the "appearance of age"
even without "worn dentition, liver spots, scar tissue...", right?

Just want to hear you say that there is a sense in which the
appearance of age argument in principle makes sense. While I don't
personally adopt a YEC position, I don't think the case against YEC
is as air-tight as you suggest.

TG

On Dec 20, 2005, at 10:57 AM, Dick Fischer wrote:

> Hi Terry, you wrote:
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> In light of your opposition to the apparent age view, let me ask you
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> the following question:
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> When "your" Adam was created, how old did he look?
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> Had Adam been aged artificially in the same sense that the universe
> and earth bear the undeniable stamp of antiquity, a physical exam
> would have revealed worn dentition, liver spots, scar tissue,
> calluses, blood cholesterol, wrinkles, and all the other physical
> signs of an aging adult. “My” Adam wouldn’t have any of those age
> markers.
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> ~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
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Chemistry Department
Colorado State University
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Received on Tue Dec 20 13:30:08 2005