The conclusion that "Faith is a belief in something the person knows is false" is not only grossly incorrect but also insulting to people of all faiths everywhere. As a Christian and a geologist, I struggle continually to determine what is true, both scientifically and spiritually.

I define faith, rather, as beliefe in something one cannot prove to be true.

I do not want to get into a long discussion on the nature of knowledge - I am not an expert in philosophy and I am sure that there are others more experienced in such ruminations. But I assert that, for any scientific observation or theory, one must have a certain degree of faith in the scientist who performed the experiment. I personally have not observed the earth revolving around the sun, but I have faith in Copernicus and all who followed him (right down to my science teachers), and it fits my own observations of the world.

Likewise, I personally have not seen God descending from the clouds, but I believe His Word as written in the Bible, and His existence fits my own observations of the world.

I live in a world of complex uncertainty. I can neither refute nor prove creation or evolution. But I must always listen, keep an open yet critical mind, and be very, very judiciuos before I tell someone else his position is wrong.

David L. Tett
Cypress, Texas