How Can They Believe?
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, these men and women actually believe in a young earth. This is despite the fact that many practicing young earth creation scientists have PhD’s. While most of these people seem to be very smart, it proves that they are so presupposed towards their young earth, that they are blind to the truth of science. It is like standing in front of a moving train, and saying, “The train isn’t real.” (See Morton’s Demon for a apt explanation of this phenomenon.) Another reason they blindly abandon science is because of tradition. They were taught that the earth is young by their parents and by pastors and teachers. “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it!” This is the operating rule that they follow, and “If it is good enough for Dad, it is good enough for me.” They believe by faith that the earth is young, because saints of the past did so. However, basing our belief on the beliefs of our ancestors is not proper stewardship of the evidences we hav
How Can They Believe?