“When I was a child, my parents taught a literal creation. By the time I was in my 20s they were accommodating evolution. In other words, less creed, more roll with changing ways of seeing. Maybe adapting is a better way to see this.” WayChildrenParentSeeingCreationTaughtEvolutionCreedsBetter WaysLiteralAdapting Author:Frank Schaeffer
“I don't think anyone sees truth for a simple reason: we aren't static.” ThinkingReasonSimpleStatic Author:Frank Schaeffer
“Take empathy, something added to human nature very recently and moving as we speak. Less than 300 years ago, Christians were enjoying watching a bear and dogs fight in a pit, racing Jews like horses, and had a life expectancy of less than 50 years. Today there are vegans who won't kill a fly, and yet wars too.” YearsHumansWarTodayChristianMovingFightingSpeakEnjoyDogHuman NatureBearsEmpathyYears AgoHorseJewVeganRacingPitsExpectancyLife ExpectancySpeak Less Author:Frank Schaeffer
“My problem with all forms of fundamentalism is that the position is fixed. This is like talking about a fixed position as seen from a moving jet: it's disappearing over the horizon with or without your permission.” ProblemMovingFormTalkingPositionDisappearFixedHorizonPermissionFundamentalismJet Author:Frank Schaeffer
“The way even movements change is stunning: Chinese communist capitalists? Evangelicals deciding to be nice to gay people?” PeopleWayNiceMovementGayChineseCommunistCapitalistBeing NiceGay PeopleStunning Author:Frank Schaeffer
“Beliefs should be like the rest of life, and real life isn't rules but learning and adaption.” ShouldRealBeliefReal LifeRest Of Life Author:Frank Schaeffer
“Laws of nature don't know they are "fixed." That's a human pattern seeking description that comes out of our need to survive. It isn't an objective description of anything.” KnowsNeedsHumansLawPatternsSeekingObjectivesFixedDescriptionLaws Of Nature Author:Frank Schaeffer