Ron D Henderson: I totally concur with Mark Finley. Evolution history has …

Comment on Beyond the Creation Story – Why the Controversy Matters by Shane Hilde.

Ron D Henderson: I totally concur with Mark Finley. Evolution history has shown over and over that man cannot be guided by reason only. Sean Pit has it the wrong way round.

I think you misunderstand Sean’s position. Reason is a gift from God. It’s a tool that he has given everyone. It’s how we decide to follow him. The truthfulness of God’s Word is established by testimony that appeals to our reason, and God has given ample evidence for faith in His Word.

There is a distinct difference though between rationalism and reason. I think what you’re referring to is rationalism. Ellen White said, “Rationalism idolizes reason and makes this the criterion for religion” (GC 193).

Rationalism comes with a lot of presuppositions and one of them is that reason is the sole source of knowledge. It excludes divine revelation at the outset.

If our reason is not in submission to the Holy Spirit, in other words if we’re not truly seeking truth, not being honest and candid in our pursuit, we endanger ourselves, and our search for truth will end up leading to irrationality.

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@David Read: And perhaps not something Christ would do. I can understand your frustration though. I’ve been on the verge of quitting this whole thing many times. I’ve been guilty of letting that frustration control and influence things I shouldn’t have said.

I have to remind myself to look at the big picture. In the end all those who are not supposed to be in the church will be sifted out. I pray I am not one of them.


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I know from talking to a couple of reporters from Press Enterprise and Inside Higher Ed that Randal Wisbey was effective in shutting down communication between any outsiders and the biology faculty. It appears he made himself the only channel of communication between the board and biology faculty.

I emailed Larry Becker about what bylaw the board members broke that was worthy of dismissal, and I have yet to hear a response from him.

I would also note that board members at other universities appear to be free to talk to the faculty.

Another interesting point. He removes three board members for trying to work on the problem and come up with a solution, and then turns around sort of embraces what they’re doing. He can’t publicly condemn it because everyone can see, whether you agree with what they wrote or not, that it’s a significant step for the faculty to be speaking to the church.

Did he forbid the document from being published? No. If you’re really excited about seeing the biology department making advancements in solving the issue, why are you removing the people who are making that happen. He never did anything like that.

What has Wisbey done to address and fix this issue? Nothing. He’s dragged it out, lied about what’s been happening, and told everyone involved to shut up or get in trouble. What on earth is he trying to do?

Who knows, he might even be a part of the underground movement to sever LSU from the church by using WASC as the big hammer. It’s obvious from one former board member, there was interest in using WASC to manipulate the situation.