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6th January 2005, 12:07 PM
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Reps: 692,329,274,203,046 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by A4C The Bible does indeed teach that the earth is 6000 years old You are the one adding to it to the tune of 4,599,994,000 years
Then the Bible is wrong. |
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Reps: 1,267 (power: 10) | | Originally Posted by A4C The Bible does indeed teach that the earth is 6000 years old You are the one adding to it to the tune of 4,599,994,000 years
It's VERY easy to say it's that age, but is it easy to PROVE it?
Think: Geologists have found PROOF of the Earth being 4.6 billions of years old. You, on the other hand, use a misinterpreted Bible quote and call it your proof.  |
6th January 2005, 12:11 PM
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Reps: 1,840 (power: 13) | | Originally Posted by GoSeminoles! Then the Bible is wrong.
Perhaps one day you will have an opportunity to discuss it with the author |
6th January 2005, 12:12 PM
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St. Augustine pointed out that one of the four factors in interpretation should be to consider what the evidence from the natural world is telling us. You are letting your personal interpretation of Scripture mandate how you read what God is telling us through nature, rather than viewing that message from nature objectively and then factoring that in to how you interpret Scripture.
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6th January 2005, 12:12 PM
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Reps: 1,267 (power: 10) | | Originally Posted by A4C Perhaps one day you will have an opportunity to discuss it with the author
Well, actually, the Bible is God-inspired, but touched by Humans. It's not the perfect book, because Humans have misinterpeted it, and also added to it.
Also, sometimes it's taken to literally, which leads others to believing the Earth is only 6,000 years old. |
6th January 2005, 12:14 PM
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Seremela06 if you are looking for a place where you want to talk to people about the Creationist worldview, which based on your first post, I think that might be the case then you can go here. They have a forum for Creationists only.
I say this because, although I don't agree with you, if you were originally looking for people like you to talk to, that'd probably be a good place to go.
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How do you explain fossils that were created millions, or thousands of years ago? Like, fossils created 7,000 years ago, fossils created 3 million years ago, etc.
Does the Bible mention that these are false? No. Therefore, you can't use the Bible as "proof" that these were mis-aged.
Also, Scientists have used Radio-carbon dating, and other types to PROVE that the age of the fossils are TRUE, not false. |
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Reps: 1,840 (power: 13) | | Originally Posted by Christian_Victor It's VERY easy to say it's that age, but is it easy to PROVE it?
Think: Geologists have found PROOF of the Earth being 4.6 billions of years old. You, on the other hand, use a misinterpreted Bible quote and call it your proof.
Don't be misled by scientists who need for the earth to be old in order to make all their other stuff fit. The Word of God is Correct Jesus would never have been associated with it if it wasn't |
6th January 2005, 12:17 PM
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Reps: 18,396 (power: 34) | | Originally Posted by A4C Don't be misled by scientists who need for the earth to be old in order to make all their other stuff fit. The Word of God is Correct Jesus would never have been associated with it if it wasn't
You do realize that it was Christian geologists, and long before Darwin, who determined that the earth was dramatically older than 6,000 years, don't you?
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Reps: 1,267 (power: 10) | | Originally Posted by A4C Don't be misled by scientists who need for the earth to be old in order to make all their other stuff fit. The Word of God is Correct Jesus would never have been associated with it if it wasn't
Yes, the word of God IS correct.
But still, the Bible DOES NOT say that the world is 6,000 years old.
Also, Scientists USE VARIOUS METHODS TO FIND THE CORRECT DATE OF THE EARTH AND FOSSILS!
"Foolishness is tied up with the heart of a boy" the Bible says. I believe you have foolishness tied up with you, also, in this matter. | | |
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