From: Walter Hicks (wallyshoes@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Sep 19 2003 - 15:58:23 EDT
Burgy mentioned that Joe Sebeny will be speaking at his church (or a nearby
one). Joe is well educated engineer who happens to believe in YEC. I knew him
some years back and he is a solid Christian who does not belittle those who
disagree with him. He doses, however, state that he believes the alternate view
is inconsistent. He is one person that I think could be considered as "safe" --
but perhaps not objective.
If he has not changed, he might be an alternate possibility -- especially when
Burgy gets some feedback.
Ted Davis wrote:
> In connection with a course I teach here called "Issues in Science and
> Religion," we might have a creationist speaker on campus. (The parents of
> one of my students have offered to pay the costs associated with this, it's
> a very nice offer I'm inclined to accept. I believe that students usually
> benefit when they see widely diverse views on the same issues.)
>
> As for which people, that's not clear yet. The suggestion has been made
> (by the patron in this case) that it might be Russell Humphreys or John
> Baumgardner, both physicists currently or formerly associated with Sandia
> Labs in New Mexico. (The patron lives in New Mexico and knows these men.)
> I know about both, mainly from web sources, and I've heard of both before.
>
> Here's my question for the list:
>
> Has anyone out there actually heard either of these men speak? If so, what
> is your overall impression/response? Do they present the case for YEC
> fairly (in your judgement), or do they come off as "snake-oil" salesmen as
> some creationist speakers do? How open are they to criticism of their
> views? How honest about the views they defend and those of their
> opponents?
>
> We aren't planning this as a debate, simply a presentation with lots of
> Q&A, including Q&A from the course faculty (there are three of us). Before
> we set something up, we want to know more fully what we're getting into with
> specific speakers.
>
> thanks,
>
> ted
-- =================================== Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>In any consistent theory, there must exist true but not provable statements. (Godel's Theorem)
You can only find the truth with logic If you have already found the truth without it. (G.K. Chesterton) ===================================
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