[RobRoy]

And another potential thousand plus post thread exits the womb...

I like the mention of C. S. Lewis at the end. He is my favorite author.

It is also nice that he brings up one of my favorite points. To wit, that a book written thousands of years ago and has quite a bit to say about creation, still cannot be refuted by modern science. Oh, peoples interpretations of it can be, but it cannot. Kind of like it's prophesies...

Cool.

[jwpjr]

re: a book written thousands of years ago and has quite a bit to say about creation

The book of Job has a great section (chapter 38) where Job, out of frustration questions God. God gets pretty irritated and tells Job he will answer his questions, but only if Job can answer God's questions first. God, speaking from a whirlwind, then asks Job about a dozen questions, some of which only make sense when viewed in light of today's knowledge of science. He has things like 'where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?", "has anyone measured it, or know where its foundations are fastened?", "can you bind the the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (a reference to the changing of the seasons marked by the appearance of these constellations in particular parts of the sky)", "did you give wings to the peacock or to the ostrich?" and on and on. It's well worth taking the time to read God's questions of Job in chapter 38 and 39. We still can't answer many of them.

[nmh]

The Screwtape Letters live on and as feasible as ever!