And You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits

Re: Dr. Dino


Dr. Hovind:

Every "proof" you claim ultimately depends upon your own belief in the infallibility of the Bible. What evidence can you present that proves - as Christianity claims - that the Bible is the unerring word of God?

It took the Catholic church approximately three hundred fifty years before they sheepishly admitted that Galileo was right about that whole Earth orbiting the Sun idea. Why did the church so vehemently oppose this idea? Why did the church repeatedly kill people for asking questions and finding answers that disagreed with their precious Bible?

Tellingly, creationists ask - regarding evolutionists - "What are they afraid of?" History shows, however, that it is the church that is afraid of facts that contradict the Bible. Common sense and an understanding of human nature tells you that a man will reject ideas which threaten his philosophical foundation because, he reasons, if my foundation was wrong about this, what falls next? The problem here is that you have allowed the Bible itself to become a false idol. You have focused your puny thoughts so intently upon a document that has been translated, altered, redacted and edited by men to the point that this document has become your god. And now, you must protect this document to the point where you will invent fantastic stories and ignore Occam's sage advice simply in order to remain blindly obediant to a book.

I suggest you have lost your way and rather than flapping your jaws incessantly, you might consider some quiet contemplation. No book, no other people, no civilisation, just you and the gaping night sky. I hear deserts are really excellent for this sort of thing.

Also tellingly, you claim that supporters of evolution must have some sort of agenda. Well, when you attempt to refute the broad field of radiometric dating by tackling the Carbon-14 straw-man without ever mentioning the other radioactive isotopes used in radiometric dating, I have to stop and ask myself, "Is this Dr. Hovind stupid or dishonest for allowing this sort of spin on his website?"

Possibly there is some other reason why you would withhold additional information. Possibly this dishonesty is why you must lament the 80% to 90% of what you call "backsliders." Possibly you are afraid that your foundation of blind faith cannot survive any more truth. Perhaps you would like to hasten the day when we enter the next dark ages because the Bible replaced math and science text books and people with mental illness will once again be exorcised at the stake. Perhaps you take offense at the fact that someone gave us all a brain. Perhaps it is you who has the agenda.

I certainly can't read your mind, but I know you by your fruits.

Sincerely,
Chris Judge