Biologos Spending Millions

_{Barry Arrington

November 14, 2014

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The brainchild of Francis Collins, who now heads the National Institutes of Health, BioLogos has taken in nearly $9 million from the Templeton Foundation and millions more from other donors. BioLogos in turn offers grants to church, parachurch, and academic leaders and organizations that promote “evolutionary creation.”

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Stephen Meyer's claim is not for a literal reading of Scripture, rather “an unsubstantiated and controversial claim to urge pastors and theologians to jettison a straightforward reading of Genesis about the human race arising from one man and one woman."redwave_{November 14, 2014
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JDH I think your problem is your assumption of Meyer’s “literal” interpretation is a straw man you invented. Every time someone has demanded a "straightforward reading of Genesis" it's been to defend the YEC position. Maybe if you provided a reason to think differently then you won’t make what appears to be your own ignorant and foolish argument. How does the vertebrate body plan being created in the Cambrian and then another 500 MY of vertebrate evolution square with a "straightforward reading of Genesis" and the special creation of Adam and Eve?Adapa_{November 14, 2014
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Ever hear of Old Earth Creationism? Seven Days That Divide The World (John Lennox) - video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y-AGFfKZFM Dr. Hugh Ross appeared on Fox News with Lauren Green to discuss Science and the Book of Genesis. (Long Days vs. 24 hour Days) http://video.foxnews.com/v/3633724402001/does-science-support-the-book-of-genesis/#sp=show- ,,, 'And if you're curious about how Genesis 1, in particular, fairs. Hey, we look at the Days in Genesis as being long time periods, which is what they must be if you read the Bible consistently, and the Bible scores 4 for 4 in Initial Conditions and 10 for 10 on the Creation Events' Hugh Ross - Evidence For Intelligent Design Is Everywhere; video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4347236 The best data we have [concerning the Big Bang] are exactly what I would have predicted, had I nothing to go on but the five books of Moses, the Psalms, the bible as a whole. Dr. Arno Penzias, Nobel Laureate in Physics - co-discoverer of the Cosmic Background Radiation - as stated to the New York Times on March 12, 1978 “Certainly there was something that set it all off,,, I can’t think of a better theory of the origin of the universe to match Genesis” Robert Wilson – Nobel laureate – co-discover Cosmic Background Radiation It is also very interesting to note that among all the 'holy' books, of all the major religions in the world, only the Holy Bible was correct in its claim for a transcendent origin of the universe. Some later 'holy' books, such as the Mormon text "Pearl of Great Price" and the Qur'an, copy the concept of a transcendent origin from the Bible but also include teachings that are inconsistent with that now established fact. (Hugh Ross; Why The Universe Is The Way It Is; Pg. 228; Chpt.9; note 5) The Uniqueness Of The Bible Among 'holy books' and Evidence of God in Creation (Hugh Ross) – video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjYSz1OYG8Y The Most Important Verse in the Bible - Prager University - video http://www.prageruniversity.com/Religion-Philosophy/The-Most-Important-Verse-in-the-Bible.htmlbornagain77_{November 14, 2014
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"Meyer’s claims of a literal Genesis" Adapa has made no such claim. You just make this up.Barry Arrington_{November 14, 2014
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Adapa, I do not want to speak for Meyer, who is quite capable of speaking for himself. I would assume he has a view of the early chapters of Genesis similar to mine. There are things that are left ambiguous ( e.g. the word yom in Hebrew can mean a literal 24 hour period or just a general period of time ). But there are things that are quite clear. God makes it clear that he directed the whole process day by day. In other words the amount he participated in the creation was consistent. This is not consistent with "unguided" evolution at all. The major objection I have, is that although modern science should be used as a help to interpret Genesis, we don't have to bend over backwards to bow to scientific "accuracy" when it is not "accuracy" but actually scientific speculations built upon a model of a non-participating, non-interventionist God. I think your problem is your assumption of Meyer's "literal" interpretation is a straw man you invented. You are definitely correct that the straw man you construct in your mind of Meyer's literal interpretation of Genesis is not "...compatible with his DD claims, not even close." But, if I were you, I would do more research into how Meyer actually chooses to interpret the book until you assert that. Maybe then you won't make what appears to be an ignorant and foolish argument.JDH_{November 14, 2014
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I noticed this paragraph from the article.
But Stephen Meyer, a Discovery Institute leader of the intelligent design movement, told WORLD BioLogos leaders are using “an unsubstantiated and controversial claim to urge pastors and theologians to jettison a straightforward reading of Genesis about the human race arising from one man and one woman. They think ‘the science’ requires such a reinterpretation, but apart from speculative models that make numerous question-begging assumptions, the science does no such thing.”
This is the same Stephen Meyer who wrote "Darwin's Doubt" in which he claimed the unnamed Intelligent Designer came to Earth 530 MYA and spent 20 million years creating the Cambrian body plans. I can't seen how Meyer's claims of a literal Genesis are compatible with his DD claims, not even close. Can anyone offer a reasonable explanation?Adapa_{November 14, 2014
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