The Sad(?) Case of Dr. Kurt Wise
In The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins , by Francis J. Beckwith , published in First Things , Beckwith discusses the story of Dr. Kurt Wise, an accomplished geologist who has chosen to teach geology at a small Christian college because he accepts young-earth creationism (" YEC ")rather than seek to teach at a larger college where his YEC beliefs make him persona non grata . Dr. Wise chose this road because, as a Christian who reads the Bible literally (which is different than a belief in an inerrant Bible) he found "his reading of Scripture was inconsistent with the dominant scientific understanding of the age of the earth and the cosmos." Richard Dawkins , one of the present day poster children of the new atheists and author of The God Delusion, found Dr. Wise's choice to be pathetic . According to Beckwith's article: I find that terribly sad . . . the Kurt Wise story is just plain pathetic—pathetic and contemptible. The wound, to his career and his li...