Re: On evangelical seminaries, etc., and religion/science

For what it's worth, I would support both Ted and Keith on this.
Probably a face to face discussion and then discussion over a list on a
long term basis, would be best. Since I think that TEs need a forum to
discuss their concerns, a second asa list would seem to be a good idea
where the validity of ID is NOT discussed.

Dave Wallace

Keith Miller wrote:
> Ted wrote:
>
>> What *I* think we need is a place where *both* schools of thought can
>> come
>> into regular contact, both formal and informal contact, a place where
>> students are exposed very seriously to ideas from both camps, *by
>> advocates
>> of those ideas*. To the best of my knowledge, there presently is no such
>> place. This list *could* perhaps be that place, if it were more
>> hospitable
>> to IDs, or a place like Biola *could* perhaps be such a place, if it
>> would
>> hire a few people like "us." Presently only something like the
>> occasional
>> ASA meeting (some meetings have this, others don't) is such a place,
>> but not
>> always and always only for a brief instant in time not on a continued,
>> ongoing basis. I wish I were wrong about this, but I do not think that I
>> am.
>
> I agree with Ted that ASA should be the place for such a discussion.
> The focus of such a discussion should be the substantive underlying
> issues NOT the the validity, or lack thereof, for ID. The focus needs
> to be on issues such as the nature and limitations of science, the
> meaning and validity of "methodological naturalism" as a description
> of the scientific enterprise, the nature of historical science, the
> meaning and implications of the theology of creation, the validity of
> "natural theology," and the meaning and practice of a Christian
> vocation in the sciences. These are very important issues and they
> have rarely been the topic of focussed discussion.
>
> I also think that such discussion needs to be face-to-face at an ASA
> meeting with the majority of time devoted to extended questioning.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> Keith B. Miller
> Research Assistant Professor
> Dept of Geology, Kansas State University
> Manhattan, KS 66506-3201
> 785-532-2250
> http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~kbmill/
> <http://www-personal.ksu.edu/%7Ekbmill/>
>
Received on Thu Apr 6 05:32:21 2006