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1 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | Just Read Mark | 84438 | ||
Environment, morality, and science I agree with all you have said. My life is in Christ --- but I am able to investigate all kinds of questions because it is God's world. I, like you, do not espouse naive notions of progress. So, since we agree on so many things.... why did you respond to the discussion of global warming by taking a broad swipe at science in general? You're not putting your head in the sand, and I am not saying the sky is falling -- so we should be able to move forward here. I just wish to reiterate that Christians need to look at our impact on the environment as a moral issue -- and science is part of understanding what that impact is. |
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2 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | Hank | 84441 | ||
Just Read Mark: Please "Just Read My Post" again! I was not taking "a broad swipe at science in general." What I am taking a broad swipe at is that it is foolish to give credence to every so-called scientific disovery, warning, or theory that comes down the pike. For example, evolution is not a science. It is a theory which has never been proved. More than that, it has in fact become the religion of secular humanism, the disciples of which have wormed their way into the public school system of the United States and proceed to teach evolution as scientific fact and forbid not only the teaching of creationism but prayer and Bible study. If this is "science" then I plead guilty of taking a broad swipe at it. It is easy for man to practice idolatry; he has thousands of years of experience at it. We don't bow at the feet of the golden calf any more, but if we find ourselves bowing at the feet of "modern scientific truth," paying obeisance to it more than or in place of God, we are no less guilty than the golden calf worshipers of the sin of idolatry. --Hank | ||||||
3 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | BradK | 84442 | ||
Dear Just Read Mark, Without attempting to stray too far from "Biblical" topics, I'll offer my 2 cents-worth on the issue of Global Warming. First off, I think it fair to say that much of what is reported in the "mainline media" is not entirely unbiased, especially when it comes to emotionally charged topics like global warming:-) In case you haven't looked at the other side of this issue, I might recommend "Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate" by Dr. S. Fred Singer. he is an atmospheric physicist who leads the Washington-based Science and Environmental Policy Project. From my reading on this, there is vastly conflicting scientific data regarding this matter- despite what our Media portray! It is not at all a "slam-dunk". However, "Your word is settled in heaven"(Psalm 119:89). Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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4 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | Hank | 84443 | ||
Excellent point, Brad! The fellow who said, "Everything I know I read in the newspapers" would be in deep trouble today. Unfortunately, the media mainly crank out stories that attract attention and bring in revenue. Whether they are the whole truth and nothing but the truth is questionable. I like the quote from British novelist Joyce Carey who was born in the 19th century: "It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know -- and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything." ..... This is true, I think, of scientist and theologian and just perhaps, to a tiny degree, of People Who Live In the Ozarks of Arkansas like -- for example -- Hank | ||||||
5 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | Just Read Mark | 84467 | ||
Disagreement: what to do? Hank: the reason I said "a broad swipe at science" was because, in a discussion about global warming, you jumped immediately to secular humanism and creation. That seems like a very wide paint-brush to me. Your other posts seem to imply that either I don't know what I'm talking about -- or that I am worshiping human contructions. Or were you writing to a hypothetical reader? Brad: thanks for a useful contribution. As for the fact there is a lot of discussion for and against global warming, that was why I made my statement about "taking a conservative approach --ie. conserving the environment." When we don't know for certain, it is better to be moderate. North American society, presently, is anything but moderate. While some scientists contest global warming, animal extinctions and deformations are hard to dispute. To wait until these concerns are plain for all to see seems irresponsible. |
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6 | By the bible, is nuclear winter possible | Gen 8:22 | Hank | 84470 | ||
Just Read Mark: I'm sorry you read into my posts the implication that I think you don't know what you're talking about or that you are an idolater. From my vantage point I don't think that my addresses to you carried sufficient reason for you to draw either of these inferences; but if you feel they do, then let me hasten to assure you that the intent was absent from my mind when I wrote the lines. It has been my observation that highly creative people (you are an artist, unless I am mistaken) tend to be more sensitive and possess a higher degree of awareness than less gifted people. I, who have not the artistic ability even to draw flies, admire good art and appreciate the gifts that God gave good artists. When it comes to not knowing what one is talking about, whom do you know who can talk about every subject under the sun with knowledge and authority? I like what Mark Twain said, "An educated man is as ignorant as the rest of us when you get him off the subject he was educated in." Sincere good wishes for your continuing success in your art ministry. --Hank | ||||||