One very good example of a dedicated Christian, a creationist, who proves that current technology development depends on current testing and application and is not hindered by rejecting evolution, is the late Robert G. LeTourneau. I cite here an excerpt from the LTI (LeTourneau Technologies) web site.
“The LeTourneau name became synonymous with earthmoving worldwide. R. G. LeTourneau was largely responsible for the invention and development of many types of earthmoving machines that are in wide use today. He designed and built machines using technology that was years, and sometimes decades, ahead of his time, and became recognized worldwide as a leader in the development and manufacture of heavy equipment. The use of rubber tires in earthmoving; numerous improvements relating to scrapers; the development of low pressure heavy-duty rubber tires; the two-wheeled tractor unit (Tournapull); electric wheel drive, and mobile offshore drilling platforms, are all attributed to R. G. LeTourneau’s ingenuity. During his lifetime, he held hundreds of patents on inventions relating to earthmoving equipment, manufacturing processes and machine tools. HIS FACTORIES SUPPLIED 70 PERCENT OF ALL HEAVY EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT USED BY THE ALLIED ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II. [emphasis added] LeTourneau also pioneered numerous manufacturing processes and the development of specialized machine tools.
“LeTourneau was a firm believer in the effectiveness of practical instruction combined with classroom studies and, in 1946, he purchased an unused military hospital, accompanying land and buildings in Longview, Texas. There he established the LeTourneau Technical Institute to provide sound technical and mechanical training, traditional college courses, and TRAINING FOR MISSIONARY TECHNICIANS BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMBINING WORK, EDUCATION AND CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY [emphasis added]. The LeTourneau Technical Institute became a college in its own right in 1961 and eventually gained university status to become LeTourneau University. LeTourneau University is still in operation today, offering liberal arts and engineering courses WITH A STRONG CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE [emphasis added].”
A creationist provided 70 % of the heavy equipment that helped win WWII. Dangerous! s/
I’d like someone explain how Darwinianism would have improved LeTourneau’s technical genius, for example. It would not have!
I’d like someone explain how Darwinianism would have improved LeTourneau’s technical genius, for example. It would not have! Clearly you're correct. But if LeTourneau had operated on the principle that laying on of hands would triple the strength of steel his machines wouldn't have worked too well.
The question is whether or not to teach children to confuse scientific theory and belief.
And the answer is, we should not.
I’d like someone explain how Darwinianism would have improved LeTourneau’s technical genius, for example. It would not have! Hitler and Nazism were pretty good at building machinery. First usable jet fighter. First liquid fueled ballistic missile.
But I seem to be confirming your thesis.