RE: [asa] YEC essay

I used to think like a YEC so I understand completely. Maybe the best response might be giving a testimony of why you are no longer YEC- if you were once one.

...Bernie
http://www.meetup.com/sciligion/

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of John Burgeson (ASA member)
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:50 AM
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Subject: [asa] YEC essay

Following is a copy of a letter received today from ourICR brethern.

I plan to write a rebuttal to it for the Rico Bugle. I have lots of
ideas -- probably too many to include (it's just a small paper).

Any suggestions on my rebuttal would be appreciated.

Thanks

-- 
Burgy
From: Institute for Creation Research (Dallas)
Date: February 12, 2009
Founders of Creation Science Respond to Worldwide Darwin Celebrations
DALLAS - The Institute for Creation Research, founded by Dr. Henry
Morris 40 years ago, addresses the influence of Charles Darwin in
their special issue Acts & Facts magazine.
Much of the world will celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin
during his 200th birthday on February 12. "Celebrate" is an
understatement; "worship" better describes the veneration given to the
man who popularized the notion that God had nothing to do with the
origin or development of the universe and all it contains.
"Notion" is an appropriate description; "theory" is too generous. For
the philosophy of science called "evolution" is just that--a
philosophical system of belief that cannot be substantiated by any
observable evidence, either in action today or through nature's record
of the past. Even Darwin admitted that certain evidence might later be
uncovered that would contradict his conclusions.
To say that Charles Darwin influenced his world greatly cannot be
disputed. To say that he was a great man is an unfortunate
exaggeration.
The special February issue of Acts & Facts magazine focuses on
Darwin's dangerous influence, not his supposed greatness.
For instance, Dr. Randy Guliuzza reports on the thousands of people
victimized right here in the United States due to eugenics, the
evolution-based practice that sought to genetically purify the races
by eliminating those considered unfit. (Sounds eerily similar to the
deeds of another person of influence in the 20th century.)
The great men of science like Newton, Kepler, Maxwell, and others were
unashamed to acknowledge design in nature. These are the men who
founded the modern disciplines of scientific study, the work upon
which all scientists stand today. And yet, while these patriarchs of
modern science sought to extol the Creator through their work, few
scientists follow in their footsteps, choosing rather to base their
research upon unsubstantiated stories of accidental design. Don't miss
Christine Dao's "Man of Science, Man of God" article on ICR founder
Dr. Henry Morris.
In honor of Dr. Morris, we have presented his article "The Vanishing
Case for Evolution," which succinctly lays out overwhelming
evidence--using the words of evolution's most ardent purveyors--that
slams the door on Darwin's inventive story of origins by accident.
As an aside, it is interesting that February is also Black History
Month in the United States. So, while African-Americans are
celebrating those who bravely fought for their equality in society,
scientists around the world are celebrating the man who sought to
demonstrate the inferiority of certain races by declaring them to be
less than human. Remember, the title Darwin gave to his treatise on
evolution was "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,
or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life."
Contrast this message with the other famous birthday in February:
Abraham Lincoln, the man who fought to set the slaves free.
Dr. James Johnson describes the dangerous predicament of many
Christians today who seek to please men rather than God by giving
false testimony about the creation, allowing evolutionary ideas to
interpret (and thus contradict) Scripture. Sadly, many leaders in
ministry and Christian education have adopted a syncretistic approach
to theology, satisfied that experts in science today know much more
than the Expert of Genesis 1:1.
In American schools, as Dr. Patti Nason explains, the danger of
Darwin's philosophy of evolution is seen in the erosion of sound
science education and an alarming increase in lobbying efforts to curb
critical thinking skills in the classroom. More and more state
legislatures are wrestling with science education standards and
finding that atheist organizations are pushing to eliminate any
mention of evolution's weaknesses in school.
Other articles of interest in this special issue are Dr. Steve
Austin's account of his recent research project in Argentina for ICR's
National Creation Science Foundation. It was there, along the Santa
Cruz River, that Charles Darwin made his first wrong turn in science.
Also, Dr. Danny Faulkner discusses the bankrupt concepts of
evolution-based astronomy. These and other insightful articles are
geared to set the record straight on Charles Darwin's influence in
science and in society.
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