To me the virginal conception of Jesus may be explainable by
modern
biology but Christ's and Lazarus' resurrections and many of Christ's
other
miracles might stretch the "Nothing basic to the Christian faith
contradicts the findings of modern science, nor does anything
essential to modern science contradict the Christian faith" past
what I could agree with. I think one would have to play games with
either the basics of Christianity or science (or both).
John (McKiness)
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Dear john and other ASA'ers:
Following up John's thread here, it
seems to me that item #27 quoted above could only be sustained if
you adopted the philosophy/theology that Science and Christianity
are two non-interacting majesteria, Science having authority in
matters of the real physical/biological world of empirical facts, and
Christianity dealing with matters of the Spirit, and Soul.
The Bible seems to imply that God allows Himself to show
people His power, as John McKiness says, in both arenas by
miracles (contrary to physical laws). Jesus said it in a nutshell in
Mark 2:9 - "Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are
forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? ( N I V )
Yes, Ron I think it is either naive or carefully crafted so as
not to give offence to us hard-headed Sciency types.
With warmest regards,
Larry
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