There comes a point in certain beliefs, where in order to retain that particular belief, we must distrust what our own eyes are telling us. For example, although certainly not as an extreme case, YEC's must discredit and throw out things such as light years (which subsequently includes Einstein's theories of Relativity), plate techtonics, sedimentation, elemental decay rates, quantum mechanics, geology, paleontology, biology, collisional-ejection theory, protoplanetary theory, evolution, and MANY more.
Although most YEC's would agree that their litteral interpretation of the bible is nothing more than that: an interpretation. They may all think that their interpretation is right and other interpretations are wrong, but all interpretations believe in the core Christian things: God, and Jesus (+holy spirit?). I think that on a basic level, most YEC's would also agree that their interpretation is only that, and could be wrong. From here, they would agree further to say that just because they were wrong, doesnt mean that some other interpretation is, not to mention that just because they were wrong, that doesnt disprove God, or Jesus, or the Bible, just their views on it.
So, it seems logical to me to say that because fundumentalist YEC's must ignore so many evidence-filled theories and make excuses for so many others, that the fundumentalist interpretation of the bible has been pretty much shown to be a wrong interpretation. I was thinking about how all these theories and scientific discoveries goes against God, as some fundies would say, but that is only true because of the particular interpretation they hold to be true. Evolution is as good as a fact, so is the protoplanetary theory (solar system formation), so is the speed of light, so is plate techtonics, so is relativity, so is elemental decay rates and quantum mechanics. Biology, paleontology, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, chemistry and seismology are all very serious and credible feilds.
Knowing that these fields and theories are as good as rock solid, and that having a wrong interpretation does not reflect on the fact that there is a God, or that Jesus existed, or that He saved us from our sins, they wouldnt the pieces of science and religion fit better for the fundumentalists if they adopted a different interpretation?
Although most YEC's would agree that their litteral interpretation of the bible is nothing more than that: an interpretation. They may all think that their interpretation is right and other interpretations are wrong, but all interpretations believe in the core Christian things: God, and Jesus (+holy spirit?). I think that on a basic level, most YEC's would also agree that their interpretation is only that, and could be wrong. From here, they would agree further to say that just because they were wrong, doesnt mean that some other interpretation is, not to mention that just because they were wrong, that doesnt disprove God, or Jesus, or the Bible, just their views on it.
So, it seems logical to me to say that because fundumentalist YEC's must ignore so many evidence-filled theories and make excuses for so many others, that the fundumentalist interpretation of the bible has been pretty much shown to be a wrong interpretation. I was thinking about how all these theories and scientific discoveries goes against God, as some fundies would say, but that is only true because of the particular interpretation they hold to be true. Evolution is as good as a fact, so is the protoplanetary theory (solar system formation), so is the speed of light, so is plate techtonics, so is relativity, so is elemental decay rates and quantum mechanics. Biology, paleontology, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, chemistry and seismology are all very serious and credible feilds.
Knowing that these fields and theories are as good as rock solid, and that having a wrong interpretation does not reflect on the fact that there is a God, or that Jesus existed, or that He saved us from our sins, they wouldnt the pieces of science and religion fit better for the fundumentalists if they adopted a different interpretation?
I got out of that mess.
