Re: Alliance for Science

I think we have to look at their intentions...if they just want to teach science and thats it I have no problem learning from an atheist (if they teach good science and that only). Unfortunately I never have had an atheist teach science without their philosophy mixed in. This guy is trying to be a subtle atheist in his goals of changing society so I don't see why any Christians should support this. I think its interesting that reading the link that atheism seems to be mostly political...do you think that its roots are political and thats why it is today? I really doubt that atheist will be successful in convincing most people the illusion that they have any morals. I've read the humanist idea of morals...it a rambling bunch of nonsense IMO...but of course they did include a principle of sex and death and also experimenting to find good "morals". Heres a atheist website (I find their views on Christianity very funny...they really have no clue) that doesn't support the humanist morals or "principles": http://usabig.com/autonomist/humanism.html it seems that atheists can't even agree on what morals to support. Also note that humanists principles are all political once they deal with the God issue in the first two or so.

~Matt

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Janice Matchett
  To: Pim van Meurs ; asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:33 PM
  Subject: Re: Alliance for Science

  At 02:08 PM 3/11/2006, Pim van Meurs wrote:

    PvM: Rat? Sigh Janice, Augustine's wise words and other biblical teachings seem to be lost on you.

  @@ Yeah, RAT. What do you call devious people - choir-boys?

  "...My experience with the nation's atheist community generally--and I speak from considerable experience--is that few of its members think very strategically about how to achieve their goals. They're too angry, too ready to pop off about religion, too quick to file lawsuits, too eager to offend people. This is not, in my opinion, how you achieve positive cultural change. If you want to advance the cause of atheism and cut through societal prejudices, why not put out some positive messages for once, about how atheists have morals, have families, have fun, own houses, contribute to society? " ~ Chris Mooney - Washington correspondent for Seed and senior correspondent for The American Prospect. http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2006/01/more_on_richard_dawkins.php

    That's too bad since science is not an issue of Christian v. Atheist etc.

  @@ Unfortunately, perception is reality with most people.

  The average professing "Christian" will NOT allow himself to be taught science by atheists and their sympathizers. It's just that simple.

  ~ Janice
Received on Sat Mar 11 15:19:03 2006