Today is Columbus Day observed. So is it really Columbus day or not? One problem with moving holidays is that their cultural meaning is lost. Sure a long weekend is more covenient for family trips, but it also means that local celebrations are less attended and soon die. I like my Holy Days of Obligation celebrated on the Holy Day and my holidays not to be moved around for commericial gain.
I have friends who accuse me of always playing the devil's advocate-no matter what the topic. I am not sure that is true, but I do like a good discussion if only to flush out the truth. At the same time, I want an honest discussion; in other words, I want the argument to follow legitimate and rational lines and not get sidetracked by preconceptions or agendas, or personal attacks.
I am afraid I got sarcastic in my remarks here this morning. (Sarcasm does have its definite place - but you must careful with it - especially when you can't call it back.) In any case - it will be interesting to see where the discussion leads.
A similar discussion on the essence of Sacred Scripture has been spawned by Jeff's posting of the Traditionalist FAQ, see discussion here and here.
One question I have-which maybe I should ask over at Jeff's-would be: What is considered to be old earth theory and what is considered to be young earth theory (6000 years?)? As someone who has studied (as a physicist) these areas in the past I do have an interest and opinions on this.
Finally, (off subject) I shut off my office window unit (air conditioner) for the first time since early spring today. Maybe fall is really here!
From Bethany, the small holding in Bethune...
Oremus pro invicem!
2 comments:
Good evening, Jim. Old earth dogma (I hesitate to call it theory because its proponents are so very dogmatic) seems to be at 4.6 billion years, which (I think) is arrived at using U-238 radiometric dating. Young earth theorists don't generally insist on a precise number of years, but they reckon the earth to be something less than 10,000 years old.
Thanks for the clarification. I am really keen to discuss this-but have been so busy. Because so much time will have gone by, I will probably talk about it here in a week or so.
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