Jun 10 2008
Science and Creation Podcast
If you’re into the science of creation, Reasons.org has a great semi-weekly podcast called Science News Flash, available for free subscription through iTunes. Each episode is anywhere from 5-17 minutes long and deals with a science topic that’s been in the news from a Biblical perspective. Recent topics include everything from tectonic plates and earthquakes to the reason men have breasts.
Young-earth creationists tend to dislike Reasons because the ministry takes an old-earth view of creation (e.g., the cosmos was created 13+ billion years ago) while demonstrating the unity of special revelation (Scripture) and general revelation (creation). YEC-ers tend to disdain the general revelation as somehow being inferior. I have a problem with that approach because nothing God does is inferior.
The podcasts are great for listening in the car. With each episode I am more amazed at the God’s creative brilliance and how clearly His fingerprint shows in His creation.
December 14th, 2008 at 20:35 pm
I would argue that it’s not general revelation that is found to be inferior, but the fact that when discussing historical science, it requires interpretation by sinful, fallen, human interpreters. Whereas special revelation is an eyewitness account of the only witness to creation. Genesis 1 is straightforward and proper exegesis leaves no room for a long-age interpretation. Only an improper eisegetical interpretation (bringing flawed secular ideas into the reading of the Bible) could lead to a belief in long ages.
December 15th, 2008 at 21:30 pm
Hmmm. There are many in the Christian community, going all the way back to Augustine, Aquinas and Irenaus, who have held to an ‘old earth’ view. The young earth interpretation is a relatively recent invention.
December 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am
“The young earth interpretation is a relatively recent invention.”
This is just plain false. The young earth view was held by Adam, for one. So this view is nearly as old as the earth itself. Jesus was a young earth creationist, and he was there, so I think he’d know.
December 24th, 2008 at 17:48 pm
The young earth view was held by Adam, for one.
That’s certainly a creative - and circular - way to look at it, but even Adam wasn’t there until the sixth day, so he couldn’t say one way or another. And I would be very cautious about implying that Jesus holds a particular view. He was certainly the instrument of creation and yes, He was there, but nothing in Scripture (OT or NT) necessitates a young earth interpretation, so to say that Jesus was a YEC (or a Democrat or Republican or anything else) is borderline blasphemous.