Re: [asa] Olasky on Collins

I think this bit speaks for itself. The author sees no apparent problem admitting that he doesn't understand the science, but he is convinced by Meyer's arguments. Methinks he finds what he wants to find:

"...when I hear Steve Meyer, author of Signature in the Cell, a major new book published by HarperCollins and reviewed positively by many scientists, expound the flaws in Darwinism, I find him utterly convincing.
I don't understand the science well enough to ask Collins intelligent follow-up questions..."

Show me a scientist who does understand the science and feels the same way, and then one could have a discussion about it.

Dennis

On 27/07/09 6:10 PM,
"George Murphy" <GMURPHY10@neo.rr.com> wrote:

2 of my reactions:

The notion that a Christian doesn't have "a high view of scripture" because he understands that not everything in the Bible to be historical narrative is silly.

The fact that a lot of people are buying Meyer's book doesn't make him a top, or even middling, scientist. (His much-touted "peer reviewed" paper of a few years ago raknks as an average term paper.) There's no reason why Collins should spend his time debating him in order to satisfy people like Olasky.

Shalom
George
http://home.roadrunner.com/~scitheologyglm

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From: Randy Isaac <mailto:randyisaac@comcast.net>

To: asa@calvin.edu

Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 8:23 PM

Subject: [asa] Olasky on Collins

Marvin Olasky writes a column in World magazine. Here is his take on Collins:

http://www.worldmag.com/articles/15663

My brother sent it to me for comment after I sent him the Sam Harris op-ed. What are your reactions?

Randy

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