Re: A man of mud Re: Academics who actively support Young Earth Creationism

From: George Murphy (gmurphy@raex.com)
Date: Mon Nov 03 2003 - 11:38:54 EST

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    Walter Hicks wrote:
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    > george murphy wrote:
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    > >
    > > When you say "You would expect that the Bible should specify the exact chemical
    > > composition of a man --- other wise it becomes an excuse to," you are showing the fundamental
    > > confusion that besets so much popular discussion of the Bible: That the only way it can claim
    > > to be true is if it claims to be an accurate historical or scientific account. That is not
    > > true. But this is not, as you further say "just a hokey way to turn everything into a non
    > > literal interpretation." There are some parts of scripture which _are_ to be read as
    > > historical narratives.
    >
    > O.K. But we are talking about a specific verse, so let us not get lost in a larger question.

            Until you are willing to give some serious consideration to the larger question
    (i.e., how scripture is to be read and interpreted), your discussion of specific texts
    will be of little value.
     
                                                            Shalom,
                                                            George
    George L. Murphy
    gmurphy@raex.com
    http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

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