Why are we so willing to point a finger at …

Comment on PUC Professor: The Noachian Flood was just a local flood? by Annie West.

Why are we so willing to point a finger at a fellow believer and say, “he is preaching blasphemy!” I grew up in the adventist educational system, and I firmly believe that our teachings are true. However, this is only through questioning them. It is only through questioning the current vein of thought that William Miller studied and learned about the second coming, it is only through questioning and studying that Joseph Bates accepted the Sabbath. They were driven out of their own churches by people like us, pointing a finger at them.
The truth is that there are some inconsistencies between what we believe with respect to the origin of the world and what the evidence shows. Does this prove that my believe is false?? No! It just means we have to continue searching and the God of nature will eventually show us all the missing pieces. But how will we ever see those pieces if we don’t know they are missing? I worked in a research lab outside of the adventist protected environment, and knowing what the flaws in our theory were, made easier for me to actually witness and not look like a close minded fool who “believes everything the pastor says”. We must, my fellow adventist, study the word, study nature and question what we believe. Not to discard it, but to strengthen it. Its the hard thing to do, but its the right thing.