The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84992   Message #1572853
Posted By: GUEST,G
30-Sep-05 - 01:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Evolution as Heresy?
Subject: RE: BS: Evolution as Heresy?
A very interesting and respectful discussion.
My little bit of personal observation over many, many years;
I studied science in elementary school while at the same time getting the Creation concept from Sunday School. I don' remeber any conflict.

I did a vague partime study on linking Creation and the Scientific concept for close to thirty years and I think I got an extra few points for 'Intelligent Design". I have to admit that in the last few years I have become a Deist. Remember, in my coming up years the New Testament was the hot hand book but in the last few years of born agains getting their boxers in a wad sometimes makes me wonder if they do not have as strong a belief system as I do. I speak to the Ministers, preachers, etc., as being the boxers in a wad group.

I have a good friend who is a scientist and basically embraces both concepts, or tries to. The running joke being what caused the 'Big Bang' with the answer being God.
He worked on the 'Big Bang' Theory as part of his involvement with a major University and was privileged to attend the final conference (summit meeting) what, 10 years ago? He presented a 5 minute paper that he described as not really proving anything.
He was, however, at the front of the auditorium after most reporters had left and was standing nearby when about the last remaining and very dubious reporter ask the conference leader "Well, this is sure difficult for me to accept this concept, it is way beyond my imagination.      ( paraphrased)

And the conference leader, probably out of gas by this time and wanting to leave, said, in a firm voice, "well, you gotta have faith".