'Whitcomb'?? Yikes, David! Please don't TEACH anything on this subject.I'm confident that you're not working from a 'Newtonian model' so take care not to employ a 'Whitcombian understanding'.
I occasionally have students present me with a reading list for courses (require & recommended). Often it is apparent that the professor is thoroughly out of touch. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: January 02, 2005 07:00 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Creation v. Evolution > Lance wrote: > > I'm probably not a 'creationist' ala 6 day > > young earth creationism. Such would entail > > both bad science and bad exegesis (IMO). > > Where, David, do you place yourself on this > > 'spectrum'? > > I'm a 6 day old earth creationist, but I agree with you that what is 'is' > regarding creation. :-) > > My background, of course, is science. Can you tell me from a theological > background why you would consider the 6 day young earth creation model to > entail bad exegesis? The only theologian I have had direct experience with > in this was John Whitcomb when one of my professors challenged his > understanding of science in a classroom at the university. Whitcomb is a 6 > day young earth creationist. He may not have understood science very well, > but he seemed to be convinced that a proper exegesis of the Scriptures > argues for 6 literal days. He convinced me anyway, even though my professor > tried his best to make him look like a fool regarding his understanding of > scientific laws. I admired how the man admitted he was not a scientist and > could not answer some of the objections, but he stuck to his field of > theology and argued that he represented accurately what was revealed in > Scripture. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
