Thank you for putting me right on fossilization. However, regarding the
rest I would offer the following:
1) We both agree that man, in general, is a thoroughly bad lot and an
enemy of God. No doubt you would join me in quoting Ps.2 and Jer.17:9 as
evidences of that. I suggest, therefore, that for the atheist, evolution
is simply an excuse for believing there is no God; and that for a person
like yourself, a reason for regarding Him as something less than
Omnipotent.
2) It follows that a crucial battle must be fought over the nature of
the flood and its outcome in respect of our correctly interpreting the
geological data, as we find it. You have expressed your disillusionment
with YEC for failing to face up to facts contrary to their beliefs. Now
I am going to suggest to you that you are failing to meet the demands of
simple logic. If the flood were 'local', as you so stoutly maintain,
what was the necessity of building an ark and undertaking the subsequent
voyage? And where are these watertight mountain ranges (which Noah would
surely have done better walking to with family and animals in tow - he
certainly had ample time!!). The god Evolution is a hard taskmaster;
well might Phillip Johnson speak of 'Reason in the Balance'. The
theistic evolutionist's account of these matters requires the clear
words of the narrative to be bent, wouldn't you agree? And you have not
addressed the matter of mankind's probable migration from the Middle
East during the Antediluvian period. How else would you explain the
various 'flood traditions'? Atheists, unhampered by the need to pay
lipservice to the flood narrative can, of course, fight on. But for you,
and for those who subscribe to your view, I'm afraid the battle is lost;
the flood was global.
3) Concerning my original posting, it might be useful if we examined the
'good fruits' of evolution. Are there any?
4) I observe that you have refrained from referring to the potentially
paradigm-shifting data contained in the 7 Hebrew words of Genesis 1:1.
Though very real, it is neither popular among evolutionists nor YEC. In
view of my words in item 1), I suppose that is to be expected, for how
many have the courage to face up to a supernaturally-authenticated
Bible? However,should you decide you would like to see for yourself,
here again is the address:
http://www.compulink.co.uk/~indexer/miracla1.htm
Vernon