[asa] FW: Examples and Counterexamples of Concordism

From Mark Whorton..

-----Original Message-----
From: Whorton, Mark S. (MSFC-EV42) [mailto:Mark.Whorton@nasa.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:52 AM
Subject: Examples and Counterexamples of Concordism

I would like to ask an informal survey question on the list.

I'm putting together a brief summary of concordism for my new book, and I
would like to put together a list of examples and exceptions to concordism.

By concordism, I mean the view held by progressive creationists that both
the Bible and nature are true revelations and as such science and theology
must agree when both the Bible and nature are properly understood.

I would like to know what people think are the best 3-5 examples of
concordism between science and the first two chapters of Genesis and also
the top 3-5 primary exceptions/objections to that concordism.

Thanks,

Mark
Dr. Mark S. Whorton
Branch Chief
EV42 / Guidance, Navigation, and Mission Analysis
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
ph: 256-544-1435
fax: 256-544-3195
mark.whorton@nasa.gov

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From: <drsyme@cablespeed.com>

Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:51:59
To:"'Christine Smith'" <christine_mb_smith@yahoo.com>, asa@calvin.edu,
"'George Murphy'" <gmurphy@raex.com>
Subject: Re: [asa]: YEC--What can we offer them?

The argument that I hear most consistently from YECers is that the Bible
comes first, and that one cannot change ones interpretation of the bible
based on what science tells us.  I think this is only in part a distrust of
science, and a concern that all scientists are deluded by scientific
materialism, but also in part, a good faith decision to make the Bible the
only source of truth.  This in itself is an position that may or may not be
true, but to get at the YEC, we would have to find biblical passeges that
point to general revelation as a source of truth that complements special
revelation.  That should be the first goal.
But even after that I dont think that scientific knowledge will be
persuasive to them, and then we need to present non-literal hermaneutics
that do not appear, to them at least, to be a means of re-interpreting the
bible in light of scientific evidence.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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