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Hello. Not trying to start any fires or anything, but I do have a question for the science people. I am not a science person, so please keep it simple.
If we do have a young Earth, how do we explain the light from the far-off stars? Since there are many visible stars that are thousands if not millions of light years away, how can the Earth be less than 10, 000 years old?
Disclaimer: I am not questioning or out to debunk Genesis. I believe the account, no matter what. Whether they be six literal days or six eons, I do not care. I'd just like to hear a scientific explaination of a young Earth.
Hello. Not trying to start any fires or anything, but I do have a question for the science people. I am not a science person, so please keep it simple.
If we do have a young Earth, how do we explain the light from the far-off stars? Since there are many visible stars that are thousands if not millions of light years away, how can the Earth be less than 10, 000 years old?
Disclaimer: I am not questioning or out to debunk Genesis. I believe the account, no matter what. Whether they be six literal days or six eons, I do not care. I'd just like to hear a scientific explaination of a young Earth.
There isn't an explanation that is credible. Next!
Hello. Not trying to start any fires or anything, but I do have a question for the science people. I am not a science person, so please keep it simple.
If we do have a young Earth, how do we explain the light from the far-off stars? Since there are many visible stars that are thousands if not millions of light years away, how can the Earth be less than 10, 000 years old?
The most common explanation is that God created the light already 'en route' from the stars. Of course, this idea holds no water as it means God is making things appear other than they are, and thus effectively a liar.
Disclaimer: I am not questioning or out to debunk Genesis. I believe the account, no matter what. Whether they be six literal days or six eons, I do not care. I'd just like to hear a scientific explaination of a young Earth.
There is no scientific explanation of a young earth that has not been falsified. Glad to hear you do not cling to a literal interpretation of genesis.
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__________________ Greatest Hovind quote of all time, as voted for by members of CF:
"Teaching the pagan religion of evolutionism is a waste of valuable class time and textbook space. It is also one of the reasons American kids don't test as well in science as kids in other parts of the world."
Hello. Not trying to start any fires or anything, but I do have a question for the science people. I am not a science person, so please keep it simple.
If we do have a young Earth, how do we explain the light from the far-off stars? Since there are many visible stars that are thousands if not millions of light years away, how can the Earth be less than 10, 000 years old?
Disclaimer: I am not questioning or out to debunk Genesis. I believe the account, no matter what. Whether they be six literal days or six eons, I do not care. I'd just like to hear a scientific explaination of a young Earth.
Stars? You mean the pinpricks in the curtain of the night? And what speak you of a "light year"? Don't you know that light measures distance and not time. Now excuse me while I step outside to watch the sun circle around the earth.
Stars? You mean the pinpricks in the curtain of the night? And what speak you of a "light year"? Don't you know that light measures distance and not time. Now excuse me while I step outside to watch the sun circle around the earth.
__________________ Greatest Hovind quote of all time, as voted for by members of CF:
"Teaching the pagan religion of evolutionism is a waste of valuable class time and textbook space. It is also one of the reasons American kids don't test as well in science as kids in other parts of the world."
There is no scientific explanation of a young earth that has not been falsified.
A young earth has not been falsifed. It's just that there is a lot of evidence for a old earth in addition to the new earth. That is why you have a gap theory, the old except for a small remnant ended, before the new earth could begin.
A young earth has not been falsifed. It's just that there is a lot of evidence for a old earth in addition to the new earth. That is why you have a gap theory, the old except for a small remnant ended, before the new earth could begin.
There is zero evidence for a young Earth. There is huge amounts of evidence for an old Earth.
And if by young you mean 6500 years or less - completely and utterly falsified.
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Besides the theory that God created the light in route to appear instantaneously, there is the theory of light speeds gradual decrease since its initial measurements - showing that is could have been near infinite speeds if it has continued the sine curve back to approx 6,040 + or - yrs ago.
There would also be concepts in quantum fields, "bending" of light, supergravity, influence of black holes - all of which may have played a part in getting the light from there to here.
Besides the theory that God created the light in route to appear instantaneously, there is the theory of light speeds gradual decrease since its initial measurements - showing that is could have been near infinite speeds if it has continued the sine curve back to approx 6,040 + or - yrs ago.
There would also be concepts in quantum fields, "bending" of light, supergravity, influence of black holes - all of which may have played a part in getting the light from there to here.
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