Counsel #4 — Enter Secular Philosophy

Picture: Counsel #4 — Enter Secular PhilosophyCCW 141.1

Around the 18th century, scholars increasingly began rejecting authoritarian sources such as the Bible and questioning miracles. This rejection was not guided by evidence, but by individual choices of what scholars wanted to believe. The commitment to this secular philosophy has become firmly entrenched among many individuals and closes minds against evidence that contradicts the philosophy. If carefully developed evidence that questions the theory of millions of years is submitted for publishing in a research journal, it will not be accepted, because it doesn’t fit the recognized theory. Several geologists have experienced this exact situation. The proposed biblical assumption is not antiscientific; rather, it faces some serious problems in modern scientific culture. Modern science is an important method of discovery, and it works best if unpopular questions can be asked.^{[209]https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/faith-in-science-that-makes-sense/}CCW 141.2

The biblical account is the only adequate explanation for why so many fossils are incredibly well preserved, as the flood buried all life very quickly.CCW 141.3

“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.” Genesis 7:11 NETCCW 141.4

“In the history of the flood, inspiration has explained that which geology alone could never fathom.” Ellen White in Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 112CCW 141.5

Reflect: Why do you think people began rejecting the Bible as well as belief in miracles?CCW 141.6