tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post6946322285413151624..comments2024-01-02T04:49:16.658-05:00Comments on He Lives: Science is the Evangelical Trophy WifeDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08688240424047203541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-37138803387862192592020-05-13T12:53:49.848-04:002020-05-13T12:53:49.848-04:00Hello! I clicked into this article from your Twitt...Hello! I clicked into this article from your Twitter post. I think your comment about being on the conservative end of the Biologos continuum really resonated with me. I come from a very theologically conservative background, and I found that the evidence for evolution (for those who are willing to look at it) is pretty undeniable, and the counter-evolution materials (whether the Answers in Genesis stuff or the Intelligent Design stuff) tend to fall quite flat in comparison. For me, it's always been about intellectual honesty. I just don't think Christians should spread around false information just because it furthers their chosen narrative, as tempting as that can be, and as well-meaning as I know many people are.<br /><br />So where does that leave me? I'm still conservative in all other regards, but cannot deny "mainstream" science. No, it's not infallible, but I just can't entertain a conspiracy theory that every field of science is dead wrong about evolution. The theory checks out on so many levels.<br /><br />So (and this is the crux of my post), in the midst of my conservative friends who decry evolution as a slippery slope to theological liberalism and atheism, I look with alarm at the communities that have been generated around evolutionary creationism, and to my alarm, that "slippery slope" portrayal, at least on the surface, tends to find plenty of fodder. There are so many theological and moral positions advocated in the Biologos community and the wider EC community that don't mesh with me at all. They cause me great discomfort. Could it be that some people adopt EC because it's progressive, edgy, and contrarian, and not because of a sincere struggle with the truth from a heart that desires to be conformed to God's word? I can't judge hearts, of course. But when one is a conservative adherent to EC, one tends to be "tribeless," at least within the domain of science and faith.<br /><br />Thanks for the great read!<br />Ken Woodfordhttps://twitter.com/Vadum_Ligneumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-67322175229845136652019-02-12T22:06:42.923-05:002019-02-12T22:06:42.923-05:00Well said. The book of Strong's essays has som...Well said. The book of Strong's essays has some other interesting material, such as the first one, "Christ in creation." Thanks for the link.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.com