Thanks Ted. Based on my admitedly limited experience, here are the
scientific issues associated with a theistic evolutionary POV that seem
hardest to stomach for my literalist friends, even the ones who can kinda
sorta maybe visualize an old Earth and common descent of organisms (except
maybe humans). In no particular order
1. Death before the Fall (I'd say this was #1 among the 2005 summer course
particiapnts, Ted)
2. Women not literally being made from men (hence students coming to college
wanting to believe they have different numbers of ribs)
3. No literal world-covering, most-life-wiping-out flood (people around here
enthusiastically embrace flood-geology related arguements like dinosaurs on
the ark, [& possibly still in Africa today!] and the flood carving the Grand
Canyon.
4. Jesus with his perfect knowledge (and Paul, supernaturally protected from
error) speaking as though they believe the NT is literal history.
5. No special creation of Adam from dust.
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Louise M. Freeman, PhD
Psychology Dept
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA 24401
540-887-7326
FAX 540-887-7121
And NT writers can refer to tradition in various ways; it isn't always
clear whether their references are fully historical or more literary--indeed
it isn't always clear that this distinction would have occured to them.
That won't please the sceptical fundamentalist, obviously, but it might be
the truth.
Ted
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