>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walter Hicks [mailto:wallyshoes@mindspring.com]
>Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 5:48 PM
>But as Glenn mentioned (and a similar observation was made in a post by
>Christopher Sharp) when a YEC becomes convinced of the "truths of
>science", he usually becomes an atheist. If this the net result of
>hammering on the validity of science, then why is that a worthwhile goal
>for a Christian?
Walter, I think you miss one other aspect of the problem. The YECs also
teach that if their interpretation of the Bible isn't true, then the Bible
is false. So when people, like me, become convinced that their
interpretation is false, there is a big danger of becoming an atheist. It
isn't simply learning science that causes YECs to become atheists. If the
more scientfically minded said that if their views of scripture were false
then CHristianity is false, you would have the same thing on the other side.
glenn
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