>Christopher Benson has a new post called, “The Future of the Science and Religion Debate.” (link to post – not recommended) Benson argues that, “Christians can achieve a “synthetic middle ground” in the debate if they get a better handle on the vocations of science and religion and a more robust doctrine of creation.” But Benson, in a quotation from Giberson, defines this synthetic middle ground as a position “where one might simultaneously embrace a science shorn of its over-reaching scientism and a faith freed from a simplistic biblical literalism.“
Why on earth would I want to compromise Biblical literalism? What good is a synthesis of truth (that God created the world in six days) and error (anything else)?
According to Benson, the apparent reason would be to avoid negative perception from unbelievers: “A Pew Forum poll conducted in 2007 showed that only 25% of evangelicals believe in evolution and 10% in evolution through natural selection––a statistic that puts them at odds with the scientific consensus, reinforcing the cultural perception of Christian anti-intellectualism. The New Atheists have emerged, defining the terms of engagement in the debate on science and religion. And the Intelligent Design crowd has lost its stamina, becoming a scientific embarrassment.“
Guess what, there are some other things that are contrary to the scientific consensus:
1) Noah’s Flood
2) The Plagues on Egypt
3) The Crossing of the Red Sea
4) Manna from Heaven
5) The Crossing of the Jordan
6) The Battle of Jericho
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7) The Virgin Birth
8) The Resurrection of Lazarus
9) The Resurrection of Jesus
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I could list many more. The scientific consensus is that there are no miracles. It’s not there are miracles only about things less amazing than creating the world in six days. It’s worse than stupid to compromise the truth of Scripture for the sake of being more well-liked by unbelievers.
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
-TurretinFan