From: John Burgeson (burgythree@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 10:02:38 EST
George wrote, in part: "The sad thing is that "recent-creationists" have
already been defeated over & over - as is shown by the fact that they
finally have to fall back on the apparent age arguments. They just don't
realize that they've been defeated."
Defeated? Surely you jest. The ASA web site gets maybe less than 1% of the
hits that AIG and ICR get (or claim to get). Hundreds of YEC presentations
every year in hundreds of conservative Xtian churches both here and
overseas. A barrage of books, and selling very very well.
No way they are "defeated." From my perspective, it looks as if they are
stronger today than 20 years ago.
Facts: The YEC concept is easy to present, easy to tie to a "common sense"
reading of Genesis, easy to defend among the non-scientist population, easy
to create an emotional attachment to, easy to confuse with questions of
ultimate concern. Evolution is such a handy dandy target. People like Sagan
and Dawkins are such a neat target for those who commit the dyatic fallacy
-- seeing all issues as having only two sides.
To call the YEC movement "defeated" cannot, IMHO, be defended. To call their
arguments defeated, and that may be what you mean, might be defended. Even
then, I'd have difficulty with the statement. If that were really true, one
would think they would have slunk away by now, rather than prospering.
I know Duane Gish personally. He is an intelligent person, committed to his
worldview. He is not a "bad guy." He prospers.
Burgy
www.burgy.50megs.com
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