Glenn R. Morton, who has participated here in the past, is a professional field geologist and former YEC. Prior to starting work, his sole training in geology was from the ICR and he had written a number of articles for the Creation Research Society Quarterly. He hired a number of Christian Heritage College graduates (hence they were effectively ICR-trained as well). As a result, they were all subjected daily to rock-hard geological facts that they had been taught did not exist and could not exist if Scripture were to have any meaning. As a result, they all suffered crises of faith; Morton himself was driven to the verge of atheism, pulling himself back only by adopting a theology that was much more scientifically sound. His testimony can be found here, The Transformation of a Young-earth Creationist , and here, Why I left Young-earth Creationism, through his page, Personal Stories of the Creation/Evolution Struggle, which links to many other people's stories.
I took the time to read each one of these articles and they are what I expected, sloppy, inefficient examples of why anyone should abandon faith in God or the Bible
The simplest example would be the idea of the YEC illustration. No where does one need to conclude that God is not real and the Bible is not accurate, because some may have been to hasty in thier conclusions and interpretations of the age of the earth, the flood and other examples.
These people and those like them dont take the time to think though all the options and evidence before abandoning long cherished and supportable beliefs
Not taking the miraculous into account is one of the first and common mistakes when trying to interpet the scriptures as some sort of geological text book
No one would have any clue for example one month later, that the Reed Sea had been divided and people walked across on dry ground
Who for example coming upon the burning bush, one month later would have any clue that at a previous date it was said to have been burning and on fire.
The gap theory concerning these matters is probably the best explanation between what we see and what the scriptures is representing concerning Gods intervention
Or simply God could have worked things in a miraculous way that would not left all the usual clues that one would normally find had it happened naturally
LOOKING FOR PHYSICAL CLUES, WHERE THE MIRACULOUS IS OFTEN INVOLVED, MAY NOT ALWAYS PRODUCE THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ONE WISHES FOR.
The results of the flood may have been the same as its initiation, miraculous in nature. he may have altered things to thier original state of existence, as is indicated in many other miracles
No where is one ordered to believe or is it taught in the Bible that earth is only six thousand years old. These are conlcusions that may not be justified, due to a lack of what God has chosen to leave out of his knowledge revealed to man
Why should this be a cause or reason for complete abandonment
Getting this right or wrong has never been a requirement from God.
Sorry Dewise you and your friends will have to provide better excuses and support for a reason to abandon the God of the bible and the abundant evidence to its favor
Dawn Bertot
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