Scriptorium Daily
If I could remind her of one thing, it is to never let your opponent force you to defend your provisional beliefs as if they were your primary beliefs.
What do I mean? (Make sure to re-read the second part of this series as background!) Be clear on what is a priority to you and focus on those things. Don’t ever let someone associate an idea you consider possible with those deepest convictions.
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Though the state of scientific evidence is part of it, even if the situation were not as it is (underdeveloped young-earth alternatives), I would hold this view weakly for two reasons. First, the Bible and the fathers do not give a specific age of the earth. It is a weaker exegesis to get “age” from the Bible than bigger philosophical issues. Second, the issue is simply less important logically than other issues (existence of God). I cannot imagine being dogmatic about it or holding it as firmly as I hold evidence for the risen Lord.
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Don’t be intimidated by the problems of an active theistic metaphysics. Atheists, naturalists, or secularists each have their own problems. Do you really want to get rid of an objective good, objective truth, and objective beauty? Do you really want to try to explain every putative supernatural event away? How simplistic a metaphysical system can you have before you are just being simplistic? (more)
