Jack,
Mr. Ham's claim that his degree emphasized "environmental biology" leaves
me very curious as to how much biology (and earth science) he was really
taught at Queensland Institute of Tech. I swallowed (with great
difficulty) YEC claims in church in my teens and early twenties, but all I
had was high school biology and earth science. My Sunday School teacher at
the time was a professor at nearby community college, so this gave him some
added credibility. Since then, I had to read science on my own enough to
counter the indoctrination and seriously doubt what else they teach about
evolution.
I can understand how people with only high school education can swallow YEC
claims. But I am amazed whenever highly educated people, even with
advanced degrees in physical sciences can accept it as well.
YEC's do a thorough job of indoctrinating people with the inerrancy of
their interpretation of the Bible but can they help people hold on to their
Christian faith in case any bit of that interpretation should turn out to
be wrong?I would like to ask Mr. Ham if he thinks he would still be able to
believe in Christ if someone had presented him with conclusive proof that
the earth was old or with a transitional fossil that was so obvious that he
could not honestly deny it. This approach glosses over the important
aspects of what Christians believe and makes our faith look foolish.
Regards,
Dale Stalnaker
At 05:30 PM 09/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Dale:
>You kind of wonder why he took the anti direction to the extent that he now
>earns his ministry from it.
>Jack
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dale K Stalnaker" <Dale.K.Stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov>
>To: "Jack Haas" <haasJ@mediaone.net>
>Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
>Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 4:56 PM
>Subject: RE: Ken Ham
>
>
> > Thanks, Jack:
> >
> > I looked up Mr. Ham's credentials from his web site:
> >
> > "Ken's bachelor's degree in applied science (with an emphasis on
> > environmental biology) was awarded by the Queensland Institute of
> > Technology. He also holds a Diploma of Education (equivalent to a master's
> > degree in America) from the University of Queensland."
> >
> >
> >
> > > Greetings:
> > >
> > > You will find all you want to know and more on Ken Ham's web site
> > > http://www.answersingenesis.org/intro.asp
> > >
> > > A tip of the hat to the Wheaton College community for allowing all of
>us a
> > > glimpse of the creation-evolution discussion on campus via the PBS
>special.
> > > An impressive group of bright and articulate students! Nice to see
> > > Walt and Keith bringing 'truth' from the outside. Where did Keith get
>that
> > > outfit he was wearing?
> > >
> > > Jack Haas
> > >
> > > Jack Haas
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jonathan Clarke" <jdac@alphalink.com.au>
> > > To: "Dale K. Stalnaker" <dks@en.com>
> > > Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 8:53 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Ken Ham
> > >
> > >
> > > > To the best of my knowledge Ken Ham was a science teacher. In
>Australia
> > > > this normally means a BSc and a DipEd. Some science teachers have a
>BEd
> > > > as well and a few have done an honours year.
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
> > > > "Dale K. Stalnaker" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > A multi-part PBS TV series on Evolution has aired this week, with
>the
> > > > > concluding segment dealing on Creationism.
> > > > > They focused on the Australian anti-evolution speaker Ken Ham.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anybody know about Mr. Ham's scientific credentials, if any?
> > > > >
> > > > > Dale Stalnaker
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > Dale K. Stalnaker
> > NASA/Glenn Research Center
> > Power & Propulsion Office
> > dale.k.stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov
> > PHONE: (216) 433-5399
> > FAX: (216) 433-2995
> >
> >
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