philadiddle
Drumming circles around you
What you were quoting was a comment that comes from understanding the paralyzing effects that creationism has in both science and theology. No Christian will ever get a job where they can use creationism in the field because it simply doesn't fit with reality. Companies who don't care about religion and only care about money don't hire because of religious preference, they hire because of what gets them results. Oil companies and pharmaceutical companies only use old earth/evolution to do their research because that is what actually gets them results. It is dangerous to tie the gospel message to creationism because some people are going to find out that creationism just doesn't work with reality and that will cause them to doubt their faith in the gospel message. See the Glen Morton Story as an example.Logic? Coherency even?
You had a "go" with me? What kind of language is that?
I "preach" and you don't? My imagination?
If you fancy another "go" with me I hope you will do me the courtesy of staying on topic. The quotation I responded to was totally unsubstantiated and uncalled for, a cheap shot out of nowhere, calling into question the motives and character of creationists. I thought that kind of thing was discouraged here.
Also, understanding the creation/flood accounts in their context forces the recognition that they use many elements of the mythologies of the surrounding cultures, and in addition they teach an ancient cosmology (ie waters above the sun moon and stars). If you think that it was a literal scientific passage and then you discover this, what is it going to do to your faith when the literal understanding has been so closely tied to the gospel message? It's also worth noting that by comparing the creation account in the bible to the creation myths of the surrounding cultures we can contrast them to get even more meaning out of it that actually applies to us.
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