Re: tomfoolery

Arthur V. Chadwick (chadwicka@swac.edu)
Mon, 05 Aug 1996 15:43:11 -0700

Stan responded to my question to Steve:
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>Steve says:
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>>Thus, a Christian can embrace evolution without doing damage to the faith,
>>and, interestingly enough, an atheist can reject evolution without doing
>>damage to her faith.
>
>
>Without entering into the first issue you raise, I would like some examples
>of atheistic believers. That would indeed be interesting.
>Art
>http://chadwicka.swac.edu
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>Art, is this an attempt at humor or did you really misunderstand Steve's
>message? It seems very clear to me from his post that he was referring
>to the "faith" of an atheist in the sense of her refusal to believe in God.
>I hope this was clear to everyone who read Steve's post. Why then did you
>respond the way you did? It came across to me (correct me if I am wrong,
>please!) as a very picky cheap shot, and more than just a little sarcastic.
>
>This post rubbed me the same way as Neal Roy's post earlier, in which he
>completely misunderstood the sense of a previous post by Brain Harper. I
>suggest those of you who have been firing such "shots" read through a post
>very carefully before you respond. Ask yourself these things:
>
>1. Do I have anything constructive to contribute? (certainly criticism can be
>constructive if it is expressed in the right way)
>
>2. Am I assuming something about the motives of the person I'm responding to?
>(usually this is a bad way to proceed)
>
>3. Am I responding out of anger or outrage or out of an honest desire to seek
>the truth?
>
>4. Do my words contain more light than heat?
>
>Let's all make an effort to keep this discussion about specific issues arising
>from the creation/evolution debate, and to speak the truth in love as we
>exchange our ideas.

Excuse me, did Steve or did Steve not assert that there were atheistic non
evolutionists (creationists). I was addressing only that statement because
my depauperate experience did not allow for such individuals. I was only
asking as a matter of curiosity. Apparently I pushed the wrong button, or
maybe you were just having a bad day. Blessings.
Art
http://chadwicka.swac.edu