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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Are you taught in school to answer any question regarding evolutionary lore with a general attack on creation and/or fundanental Christianity? Because it seems to be a pattern you all follow. Much easier then defending your house of cards I suppose.  |
I already outlined my several problems with creationism above. I would presume that any intellectually honest person would agree that a critical examination of philosophy, history, science and their relationship to church doctrine will teach us much about the evolution of religious thought. On the contrary, the doctrine of biblical inerrency which is at the very heart of creationist theory and fundamentalist theology is the very definition of the proverbial "house of cards".
I recommend that you take a look at a forthcoming book by a friend and colleague of mine: Craig D. Allert,
A High View of Scripture? The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon. (Evangelical Ressourcement Series; Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Academic, 2007).
http://www.bakeracademic.com/
I am presently reading his manuscript, and it is an excellent summary of the issues and pratfalls which plague so many biblical inerrentists.