I subscribe to a YEC position. So do you think that i am stupid do you? I attend a church in America that is “YEC” and is bursting at its seams and is planting churches and has many really smart people of faith in attendance.
I have found this whole conversation in this section like chasing the wind. @swamidass is concerned about biologos branding semantics and others concerned about trying to find a balance of “science” and theology when theology consists of a God who confounds science. Then the issue of racism and how this is aplified by GAE vs not etc. I believe both evolution fr apes and GAE amplify the propensity for the evil in human nature towards racism. And i have no doubt in my mind about this.
It almost seems like the mass of confusion and disagreement and even racism could be thwarted by simply subscribing to the most simple model that God seems to put forth in His Word. The reason we humans dont like simplicity sometimes is because we want to give our slant, our own position, our own “brand” for namesake and a book deal and this leads to complicating the terms. I find it ironic that this very real propensity called sin that drives us to impress others about self and a very real issue called racism is EASILY overcome with the simplicity of the Biblical model put forth by God. Notice the simplicity of this model that stills all disunity, disharmony, propensity to sin, propensity towards racism and most importantly does not defame God as one who creates evil out of the nature of His being:
God created the world, plants animals and man in His own image with common grace in their design to adapt and micro evolve and He calls this “very good.”
Man sinned and God in His perfect righteousness and holiness banned the first and only humans from the garden and subjected that “very good” creation in all of the systems on eartg to futility.
God so loved the WORLD of people whom He directly created in His image that He sent His Son to absorb the wrath of God which all people of all colors deserved because we all sin and we are all sinners by nature.
In heaven, people of all races, colors and nationalities will rejoice in their Savior together forever.
In this simple model, there is no room for racism and no room for propensity for “branding” anything and no room for chasing the wind discussions like this one.
And i understand that scientists have a bend toward naturalistic explanations for everything. The Bible however starts with the most unscientific concept imaginable: God created mass energy by His Word from…ready?..nothing! That in itself is far more unscientific than any yec view i have come across. Maybe you, Mr. Burke need to have a chat with God to tell Him that perhaps His written word about how he created the universe needs to go.
Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”