Below is the online edition of In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood,
by Dr. Walt Brown. Copyright © Center for Scientific Creation. All rights reserved.
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If these problems were “swept under the rug,” hopes for solving them would diminish. (The Bible sets an example by not hiding the mistakes of such figures as Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, Peter, and many Hebrew kings.) Two issues contribute to these differences among creationists. First, no unbiased, open forum exists in which inevitable differences (large and small, scientific and nonscientific) can be thoroughly, systematically, and fairly contrasted and made public. If fairly executed, his should be a function of the CRS. The second problem, which we all must guard against, can be described in many ways: organizational pride, empire building, or belief that one’s organization best speaks for the creation community, deserves donations, or should be the clearing house for creation information. Solving the first problem (establishing an independent forum) could minimize the second.
Hopefully, others will address these matters. I suspect the internet will play a big role. Although we can always expect some differences, greater harmony and cooperation are needed—and possible. While our scientific abilities, sizes, styles, finances, activities, and target audiences differ, our target—evolution—does not.