Global warming seems an appropriate topic for Paleonet. Get
this:
According to the NY Times on-line this morning, American evangelicals are
agitating for the US to do something about global warming
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. As one of their prominent leaders put it:
"I don't think God is going to ask us how he created the earth, but he will ask us what we did with what he created." When we get to the pearly gates, I guess.
I find that refreshing after dealing with evolution. This is a good thing in two ways: they will take on their elected leader to change US policy, and they obviously need and want to deal with the science of it (some data of which includes time frames much older than young earthers among them would like).
My question to our evangelical readers is: Would this be an opportunity to work together on this problem? They might see that we are not devils and we might see that they are good hearted people? Some of those supporting this position are indeed scientists, although no geologists were mentioned. Or are they, as with evolution, bound by their beliefs so tightly that discussion of the history and plight we find ourselves in is not possible?
I hope I am not naive. Could be since I'm teaching about this stuff right now, and am trying to be optimistic amongst a dump truck/lorry full of sad data. I think I will include this article in the discussions we have too.
Jere