Reflectorites
On Thu, 04 May 2000 08:57:17 -0400, Howard J. Van Till wrote:
>How's this for an exemplary union of scientific thoroughness and Christian
>charity?
I agree completely with Howard on this. Such intemperate language by a
small minority of creationists tends to unfairly bring discredit on all
creationists, and indeed on all Christians: "As it is written: `God's name is
blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'" (Rom 2:24).
As a creationist I disassociate myself from such language.
Mind you, to be fair, there has been intemperate language by a small
minority of Christians on the evolution side too. I would have been *really*
impressed if leading theistic evolutionists/evolutionary creationists had,
when it occurred, publicly disassociated themselves from that too.
It is relatively easy to notice and criticise the faults in those whose position
one basically disagrees with. What is hard, and *really* Christian, is to
notice and criticise the faults in those whose position one agrees with: "If
you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love
those who love them" (Lk 6:32).
I quickly add that I don't exempt myself from my own criticism in this!
Steve
>
>> All radiometric methods depend upon assumptions which are falsified or
>> unknowable.
>
>> Isochron analysis is a crock.
>
>> A lot of people have bought in to the Evolutionary doctrine of radiometric
>> dating. I continually wonder at the gullibility (or perhaps, lack of
>> perceptibility and logical thinking) of so many people.
>
>> Anyone who falls for the non-sense of isochron analysis will believe
>> anything!
>
>> I've read this crap. Pure non-sense.
>
>Howard Van Till
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