Comments on: Or Is He?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:45 +0000

Why do we try to explain the unexplainable. I think the younger folks are scared of being shot down as lunatics. That really is a shame. Maybe its just where I stand, from viewpoint of an artist who has more of an imagination rather than a mind guided by the laws of science. The more I live I truly and simply believe that God put us here in a manner which is inexplicable. Let scientist believe what they want about how the the world began. The Book of Genesis says that God created in the world in 7 days. I know it takes a whole lot of faith to believe that, but thats a lot of being a Christian entails. While conventional creationism may not make sense, neither does salvation or the Resurrection, but these are the truths of God and I believe we are to rest on theses truths even if they don’t make complete sense.

By: Chris Tomlinson

Chris Tomlinson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:40:21 +0000

John,

It is interesting to note the softening of the dogmatic edges (even within myself) on this issue. I think I’ve been conditioned to believe faith requires drawing digging in, and when the attack volley comes, just dig in deeper.

I suppose I’m a young earth guy, but I’m also more drawn to the higher argument of science vs. religion. I got asked this question by a friend, and I didn’t know fully what to tell him, so I asked someone smarter, and here’s what he wrote:

http://cravesomethingmore.org/tag/ask-a-smart-guygal/

*Disclaimer: this is my blog, but it’s technically not blog pimping b/c I didn’t write this post. And the smarter guy is my brother. And he’s indeed smarter.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:34:59 +0000

It saddens me to see all the comments regarding “I don’t trust science” here. Some research is clearly biased towards proving what those that funded it want. But, much of science is only interested in knowable, provable facts. The scientific method focuses on removing as many variables, until you control the one you’re interested. This leads to great information. The problem is that in the real world, there are many more variables at play, which is often why science appears to be “flawed”.
Fundamentally, science isn’t the problem. The way we go about research, and the way research is often funded is really the problems.
P.S. This isn’t a statement for, or against evolution.

By: Chad Gibbs

Chad Gibbs — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:30:05 +0000

Take away Gary’s posting privileges now! My head hurts, or maybe it’s always hurt. Argh!

By: Greg J

Greg J — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:12:24 +0000

Absolutly, positivaly, exestentiallyscifi!

By: Nathan Bubna

Nathan Bubna — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:19:53 +0000

1) Let’s do this Price Is Right style. I’m gonna say 10,001 years.

2) I can’t see how it does, but I once heard a guy claiming that evolution requires death to operate, and it contradicts scripture to have death precede Adam’s sin. Therefore we have to believe the young earth view. I don’t think though that when the Bible talks about death as a consequence of sin that it meant that was true for any but Adam and Eve and progeny. I think that both because of the whole spiritual/second death aspect and the fact that i’d put down good money that somebody in Eden would have at least squashed some bugs before eating that damned fruit. You can’t honestly think no created creature died before there was sin. No way.

By: Nathan Bubna

Nathan Bubna — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:06:01 +0000

freaky.

By: gary

gary — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:09:26 +0000

For all we know the universe could have been created 5 seconds ago, and we’ve been created with the memories that we have in order to make it seem like life has been happening for ages…

By: Jamie the Very Worst Missionary

Jamie the Very Worst Missionary — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:15:51 +0000

Yeah, what he said!

(Thank you, Nathan, for saying exactly what I would have liked to have said, except doing it all smart and articulate and stuff.)

By: klu

klu — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:20:20 +0000

Beautiful, Nathan. I was in a church membership class for little kids (my dad the pastor and teacher) in the third grade, when I stated that I believed evolution and creationism could exist together and I could see no reason why not. I boldly told my dad that God was big and days were big to him.
This got me reprimanded before my peers and to be honest, not much has changed when I see the topic discussed in my conservative e-van church. Your last paragraph speaks beautifully to the wonder and mystery behind the God of creation and our very small understanding of the how and when…And perhaps who cares? He made it all to continue creating. I can only worship.