As they say, "there's two sides to a coin". I could write much about this, and started to but I'll let the following speak for itself as I don't like to read long posts either.
Please Read the following bio . .
"(named given lated) (Aug 1937) is an American engineer and young earth creationist (YEC), who is the director of his own ministry called the Center for Scientific Creation. According to his self-published book, (Name) has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served in the US military until he retired in 1980.[1] (Name) is considered one of the leaders of the creationism movement.[2] He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona."
Now please read this bio...
"(Name) received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He has taught college courses in physics, mathematics, and computer science. (Name) is a retired Air Force full colonel, West Point graduate, and former Army Ranger and paratrooper. Assignments during his 21 years of military service included: Director of Benét Laboratories (a major research, development, and engineering facility); tenured associate professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy; and Chief of Science and Technology Studies at the Air War College. For much of his life (Name) was an evolutionist, but after years of study, he became convinced of the scientific validity of creation and a global flood. Since retiring from the military, (Dr. Name) has been the Director of the Center for Scientific Creation and has worked full time in research, writing, and teaching on creation and the flood.
For those who wish to know more about (Name), a new book (Christian Men of Science: Eleven Men Who Changed the World by George Mulfinger and Julia Mulfinger Orozco) devotes a chapter to (Name)."
Okay, now after reading both bios, which person discribed do you have the higher regards? Well, as you may have guessed (but would hardly know it from the bios), both bios are about the same person, Dr. Walt Brown. The first bio is taken from Wikipedia and seems to be discrediting Dr. Brown's accomplishments to say the least and rather unimpressive. The second bio is from Dr. Brown's website that really impresses one's socks off.
We are beginning our study on geology this week and I will be teaching the Canopy Theory vs. The Hydroplate Theory. I have nothing but the highest regards for Dr. Walt Brown and will be using his excellent book, In the Beginning, Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood for much of my information on the Hydorplate Theory. But I didn't learn of nor would I have been esp. apt to find Dr. Brown from Wikipedia's bio, but rather found him a while back from Dr. Hovind's recommendations. Wikipedia's bio on Dr. Hovind are equally discrediting.
I just thought it was curious to see such a blantant disregard for an accomplished Christian creationist as compared to say an evolutionary scientist. I find this so often. It goes to show, we must all be vigil in our careful and prayerful use of text materials as we teach our children. May we all be discerning and consider the source.
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