Comments on: Excessive optimism about creationists http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/ a few graffiti on the wall of life Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Brian http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2535 Brian Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:45:11 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2535 I haven't ever really studied this issue too much but now that I am pastoring in the Grand Canyon National Park I am thinking I need to look into these issues a little more - try googling Tom Vail and Canyon Ministries and let me know what you think. I haven’t ever really studied this issue too much but now that I am pastoring in the Grand Canyon National Park I am thinking I need to look into these issues a little more - try googling Tom Vail and Canyon Ministries and let me know what you think.

]]> By: doug http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2514 doug Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:15:46 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2514 Fair enough, Claude. Keep that glass half-full! Fair enough, Claude. Keep that glass half-full!

]]> By: Claude Mariottini http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2511 Claude Mariottini Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:30:27 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2511 Doug, I agree with you that many criationists are not willing to hear or read anything that contradicts what they already believe. However, someone must teach them the truth. This was what motivated me to ask them to read the third chapter of the book. Claude Mariottini Doug,

I agree with you that many criationists are not willing to hear or read anything that contradicts what they already believe. However, someone must teach them the truth. This was what motivated me to ask them to read the third chapter of the book.

Claude Mariottini

]]> By: doug http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2509 doug Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:23:02 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2509 Conversion, yes. But as in all conversions, more than simple (or indeed, complex) argument is needed. However, I was probably not precise enough in the first part of my post, though I was in the final paragraph. I meant that they would not be persuaded by any valid <b>scientific</b> argument. They have already defined any evolutionary (or at least in their terms macro-evolutionary) science to be godless and unbiblical, and are therefore unable to listen to the arguments. Conversion, yes. But as in all conversions, more than simple (or indeed, complex) argument is needed. However, I was probably not precise enough in the first part of my post, though I was in the final paragraph. I meant that they would not be persuaded by any valid scientific argument. They have already defined any evolutionary (or at least in their terms macro-evolutionary) science to be godless and unbiblical, and are therefore unable to listen to the arguments.

]]> By: Justin Anthony Knapp http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2508 Justin Anthony Knapp Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:20:59 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/01/excessive-optimism-about-creationists/#comment-2508 Doug, While you are correct in the main, isn't it also true that there is a potential for conversion? -JAK Doug,

While you are correct in the main, isn’t it also true that there is a potential for conversion?

-JAK

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