Re: [asa] The Doors of the Sea (overcoming resistance to evolution)

Hi Bernie,

So why is Adam the primary stmbling block?

Mike
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Dehler, Bernie
  To: asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:21 PM
  Subject: RE: [asa] The Doors of the Sea (overcoming resistance to evolution)

  "IMO, the major stumbling block for Christians accepting evolution is the argument from evil."

  Not in my case. For me, the biggest stumbling block to evolution was Adam, as the Bible clearly says he was a person and I think evolution puts him into a non-historical category of beings. I think Adam is the reason for YEC and OEC insisting on a special creation for mankind. For me, the issue of evil is a second or third order of concern- Adam was of prime importance.

  I've seen/heard Dawkins in debate. They don't really debate Adam, but the Christians he debates are also usually evolution friendly (Lennox and McGrath, for example), so they get into the secondary issues like the problem of evil. But if you put Dawkins against Ken Ham, I think you would see the focus change to Adam (I know, Dawkins wouldn't bother with Ham). I think most evangelicals are still YEC and OEC friendly (75% according to Lamoureux's ASA presentation), so this first-order issue is more important when overcoming evolution concerns I think.

  .Bernie

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Received on Sun Aug 10 20:58:20 2008