Dear Glenn,
It is too bad the Provine could not answer personally the questions I
raised. Even if you believe that "ultimate
reality lies in the here and now" you still have to make some further
presuppositions to answer deep human questions. I am sure all the people who
believe like he does do not agree! I do not know what kind of classes
Provine teaches at Cornell, but I thought religion was not supposed to be
taught in schools??
Take care,
Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: glenn morton <mortongr@flash.net>
To: Moorad Alexanian <alexanian@uncwil.edu>
Cc: Charles F. Austerberry <cfauster@creighton.edu>; asa@udomo3.calvin.edu
<asa@udomo3.calvin.edu>; greg <mahdesian@netzero.net>
Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: ID:philosophy or scientific theory?
>At 01:34 PM 3/10/00 -0500, Moorad Alexanian wrote:
>>My post was in answer to Christians who witness to non-Christians
>>scientists.
>
>As I have said many times the creation/evolution issue is not very
>effective at evangelism. Its strength lies in the ability to keep people
>from leaving the faith. Thus it is a discipleship issue. One can't leave a
>faith unless one was once part of it.
>
>[snip]
>
>>Ask Provine what or where does he go to answer
>>important, non-scientific questions. Ask him also what those questions
are.
>
>If you mean questions concerning ultimate reality, he believes ultimate
>reality lies in the here and now. There isn't anything else. At least that
>is what he has indicated to me in the past. I would hate to speak for him
>or misrepresent his position.
>
>
>>For all I know Provine is a rather dull person with no human insight!
>
>I would assure you that Will has much insight. He is a delightful intellect
>with a sharp wit and a quick jab to someone like me which jab has the
>effect of making me think. He wouldn't be able to convert about half his
>class each year to atheism if he didn't have human insight.
>glenn
>
>Foundation, Fall and Flood
>Adam, Apes and Anthropology
>http://www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.htm
>
>Lots of information on creation/evolution
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