Eduardo
> Re: Few Christian Nobelists- why??
>
> Glenn Morton (grmorton@waymark.net)
> Sat, 18 Oct 1997 21:54:17 -0500
> I have been watching the discussion of the Nobelists. I have one other
> explanation and that is that we Christians lose many of the brightest
> students when they begin to see the difference between what they were taught
> and what science observes. Some will remember the list of personal stories I
> posted a few months back about those who felt the origins issue were
> important enough to leave the faith. (If anyone missed it I would be glad to
> look it up and send them a copy). As one example I would cite E.O. Wilson, a
> world class scientist, who admits that the discrepancies between what
> Christians teach about sciecne and what science actually says caused him to
> leave the faith. He was raised Southern Baptist but rejected Christianity
> when he found out that evolution was true and Christians had no scenario
> which would match his view of truth. Wil Provine in a personal
> communication with me told me a similar story about his conversion to
> atheism. Provine, an exceptional scholar, is the son of a Presbyterian
> minister who didn't believe in evolution. Wil found out that the data for
> evolution was overwhelming and now actively challenges christians in his
> classroom. It is reported that up to 505 of his classes reject their faith
> after one semester in his class.
>
> To conclude, the failure of christianity especially conservative
> Christianity, to provide a scenario in which the Scriptures can be viewed as
> objectively true in light of modern scientific knowledge causes the
> defection of many who otherwise might become Nobel candidates. It is this
> loss that drives me. Not every student can feel comfortable with the view
> that the Scripture is true but doesn't describe what actually happened.
>
> glenn
>