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Conservapedia talk:Lenski dialog (view source)
Revision as of 12:43, June 25, 2008
, 12:43, June 25, 2008→Reply to Lenski's second-last paragraph
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:46, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:46, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
:Philip, you mentioned Creationism and implicitly Biblical inerrancy, therefore, yes , you mentioned YEC by default. In other words, you appear to take any mention of Lenski's about Christianity to de-facto mean that he's talking about YEC, the only form of Christianity that you believe is right. But he wasn't. He was talking about Christianity in more general terms reflecting what a great deal of Christians believe - that is that evolution and Christianity are not mutually incompatible. Surely you can see this while not agreeing with it. This is the type of Christianity he was talking about and how he can maintain respect for it (which he explicitly states) while carrying out his work. It is not pontification about an expertise he doesn't hold. It is a theological position of many many Christians, some of whom are academics of the highest standing in both science and theology. Again, you may vehemently deny that these Christians are right (or even possibly that they are not real Christians). But that doesn't change the fact that Lenski was talking about that Christian position and not Biblical inerrency. [[User:Ajkgordon|Ajkgordon]] 08:43, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
:Ed, similar reply. Lenski wasn't talking about Creationism. He was repeating the theological position of many learned Christian theologians that evolution and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. Whether you agree with that or not is irrelevant. Many do. [[User:Ajkgordon|Ajkgordon]] 08:43, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
==Fair Warning==
==Fair Warning==