RE: YEC literature [was Re: RATE Vol. II]

Perhaps there is a modified version of ".....Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's." Matt. 22.21, like "The render to the scientists the things that are their's; and to God the things that are God's."

There are two poles, viz. the theological and the scientific, and the human quest is to how to meet somewhere in-between. Surely, for Christians, the sensible approach is to start with what C.S. Lewis calls "Mere Christianity," with as little theological/philosophical baggage as possible; and with science, with as little philosophical/theological baggage as possible, and see how far we get.

It is nonsensical to make a-priori claims that hinder the pursuit of unadulterated science. The main sin that YECists may be committing is to give a false view of science and have their believers be disillusioned when confronted with more solid scientific results/facts. If scientific results/facts are threatening your faith, then you had better evaluate the true basis of your faith and your true knowledge of science.

 
Moorad

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu on behalf of Robert Schneider
Sent: Tue 5/23/2006 8:40 AM
To: Randy Isaac; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: YEC literature [was Re: RATE Vol. II]

Randy writes:
> The [RATE II] book is filled with phrases like "could have" or "we might
> suppose" to reconcile many types of problems. Any attempt to refute these
> quickly becomes tedious and would inevitably be met with counter-illogic.

Bob's comment:
    Randy, I have found this to be the case in virtually every piece of YEC
literature I have read. Morris, Sr.'s writings are repleat with such
qualifiers; unfortunately, they get lost when the arguments are passed on to
listeners in pews and lecture halls. It is one of the things that is so
maddening about reading YEC literature, as I am reminding myself presently:
I am preparing to write an annotated essay on YEC.

To all of you, a request: what are the most salient points do you think one
should make in writing an essay that presents and then critiques the YEC
message? Such feedback would be most helpful

Bob Schneider
Received on Tue May 23 10:09:58 2006