Re: [asa] Correction was Re: Marcus Ross

James

What is the current paradigm and what are the flaws in it?

also what is Ross's paradigm?

If one uses a word like paradigm one must explain it.

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Mahaffy" <mahaffy@dordt.edu>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:11 PM
Subject: [asa] Correction was Re: Marcus Ross

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>>>> Dave Wallace <wdwllace@sympatico.ca> 02/13/07 6:35 AM >>>
> James Mahaffy wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>>...
>> It would not be fair to ask Marcus to work totally in a new paradigm
>> that has
>> not (at least yet) gained the acceptance (some of us will say never
>> will - but
>> that is another story). Although YEC, I am not a theistic
>> evolutionist, but I still need
>> to know and work within the accepted framework. I would love to use
>> the word
>> creation instead of nature in an article but I know it would NOT fly.
>>
>
> James
> Just trying to be sure I really understand. In the sentence Although
> YEC
> 1.Who does the I refer to? you or Marcus
>
>
> Marcus
>
>
> 2.One would not expect a YEC to be a theistic evolutionist, so I would
> therefore find a sentence more like "Although YEC, thus I am not a
> theistic evolutionist,..." to make more sense, but maybe I am missing
> the point you were trying to make.
>
>
> I forgot a NOT. It should state although NOT a YEC, I am not either a
> theistic evolutionists.
>
> In other words, I see some big flaws in the current paradigm - which is
> one of the reasons I did my
> graduate work in paleobotany. Christians have to often avoided those
> areas. In that regard, I am
> glad to see some YEC, who often have (in my opinion avoided mainstream
> geology and paleontology)
> doing good work and learning in the area.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
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