Comments on: Interesting interview with Francis Collins http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=34 An occasional journal of ideas and work by Michael Fitzgerald Sat, 02 May 2026 02:54:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Michael http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=34#comment-87 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:35:51 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=34#comment-87 The Discover interview is really well done. I hadn't seen it. Thanks for noting it. One issue with the way people view Christians is that there isn't much of a consensus of views amongst Christians. Conservatives who believe in the literal truth of every word of the Bible are a minority, though one would not think that was the case from the way the press handles its coverage. What tends to get reported is the view that causes the most conflict. The Discover interview is really well done. I hadn’t seen it. Thanks for noting it.

One issue with the way people view Christians is that there isn’t much of a consensus of views amongst Christians. Conservatives who believe in the literal truth of every word of the Bible are a minority, though one would not think that was the case from the way the press handles its coverage. What tends to get reported is the view that causes the most conflict.

]]> by: Micheal http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=34#comment-84 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:44:57 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=34#comment-84 Collins was also interviewed in Discover Magazine (http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/interview-francis-collins/?searchterm=francis%20collins) and while it was placed in a non-religious magazine, he did bring up one point about evolution that has sparked some debate with a friend who is Christian. As an atheist, his opinion helped paint a better picture about his views and a slightly more open-minded views as a Christian... which is a refreshing take on how conservative Christians have asserted that their view is law and there can be no creative interpretation. "As a result of the tensions over evolution, I think we see an increasing tendency for believers to dig in about things like Genesis 1 and 2, claiming that there is just one acceptable interpretation. That's not a strong position. St. Augustine, for example, came to the conclusion that we really don't know what the writer of Genesis was trying to describe in the creation story, and we should be careful about drawing conclusions about the nature of the world based on what those verses say." Collins was also interviewed in Discover Magazine (http://discovermagazine.com/2007/feb/interview-francis-collins/?searchterm=francis%20collins) and while it was placed in a non-religious magazine, he did bring up one point about evolution that has sparked some debate with a friend who is Christian. As an atheist, his opinion helped paint a better picture about his views and a slightly more open-minded views as a Christian… which is a refreshing take on how conservative Christians have asserted that their view is law and there can be no creative interpretation.

“As a result of the tensions over evolution, I think we see an increasing tendency for believers to dig in about things like Genesis 1 and 2, claiming that there is just one acceptable interpretation. That’s not a strong position. St. Augustine, for example, came to the conclusion that we really don’t know what the writer of Genesis was trying to describe in the creation story, and we should be careful about drawing conclusions about the nature of the world based on what those verses say.”

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