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1. You are missing that Genesis describes Adam to be "hand-made", while all other animals were supposed to be produced by waters or by land.
Hi Platte you said
No, quite apparently, a great many of us do not. What can be determined about a person from their hair, cannot reveal anything about the character or life events of a person on trial, connected to a possible crime they committed in any case. No doubt any information gathered regarding microscopic dust, also includes presumption regarding conditions which might affect a faster or slower rate of such build up as well. This is not to mention the possible countless possible variables, which cannot be known at all in a crime investigation. All such unknowns which are applicable to the deep time or not investigations as well. Including suggested variables from holy scripture for which there is a great deal of physical evidence, which the majority of deep timers choose to ignore or consider, such as the global flood.
I am not sure what is your point exactly. We can learn a lot about the past, when we look, measure and analyze. Without observing the past directly.
Nonsense, it is not being contested at all. Do not think that some YEC websites have any influence on real science.
There is no reason either, to expect holy scripture to include all the details of all the children born to Adam and Eve. To the contrary, scripture does not even mention any of the women born to Adam and Eve, but regarding the general statement that they begat sons and daughters. It is blatantly obvious that holy scripture necessarily addresses the history alone, of the main characters involved from the creation forward, in maintaining a knowledge of God and His everlasting covenant with humanity. Including the struggles of these main characters in relation to the ever increasing number of peoples who forsook God's covenant and leadership on this predominantly fallen world.
I don't think anything. A great deal of that which YEC's address is factual, observed, tested, and proved science. That you would not acknowledge such is indicative of either your actual ignorance concerning the same, or faith based and driven bias. We can learn a lot about the past using scientific methods. This has nothing to do with establishing theories concerning such as absolute facts, as so very much of theories are based upon and must include presumptive conjecture. This is why they are theories and not established facts. Young Earth Creation and Deep Time Evolution, are both theories, built upon different faiths regarding what cannot be observed. Each refusing and or debating suggested evidences of contradiction based upon the faith of those involved. They both observe, test, and extrapolate upon the same evidence, according to the dictates of their chosen faiths. Nevertheless, YEC's admit of their faith from the get go, while deep timers try to pass their faith off as scientific fact.
It is not "ignorance". The YEC are neither respected nor considered factual or useful in the fields they try to address. Outside of your bubble, for example in Europe or in Asia, only few people even know something like YEC even exists.
About point 3, last paragraph. God wouldn’t try to deceive us.
Cain was exiled from Eden and found his wife before any others were mentioned. The most plain reading of the text is that Cain's wife was of people beyond Eden, that is to say, children not born or Adam and Eve. It's not about Cain marrying his sister.
And yet, 99.9999% of scientist would say otherwise. I've read plenty of YEC literature myself and it's always littered with contradictions and dishonesty. Hence why none of their material is ever published in any scientific journals anywhere on planet earth, aside from on their own YEC websites.
Yes a theory is an explanation or definition, a great many of which have been and are proved wrong over time. Theories can and have been proved wrong, while scientific observable facts, cannot. People come to different conclusions or theories regarding largely the same evidences. This because people most often develop theories in order to support that which they have already determined or consider likely. YEC's, OEC's, and or atheistic evolutionists, each having different perspectives or views to support with the theories they work upon regarding these differing faiths. Which themselves are largely built upon the faiths of many before them, with these exact intentions in mind.
There is nothing ironic about the statement you refer to above. Deep time theories are not built upon observed verified facts, but rather there interpretation of those facts, with quite a bit of presumption thrown into the mix. Presumptions built upon their deep time faith, which apparently, most of them do not want to admit of. Rather claiming their faith and or trust in observations made by many before them, to be facts. Which they are not. YEC's on the other hand, admit of their faith based assumptions from the get go.
Another seemingly contradictory statement. Rightly dividing the word of God as I understand it, involves knowing the scriptures thoroughly by way of continued prayerful study of the same. Thereby avoiding the detrimental effects of making one portion of holy scripture contradict another. Casting doubt thereby, upon the whole.
An ignorant statement to be sure. Please do bring such literature here to be examined for such dishonesty and contradictions. The writings themselves, not some else's critiques of them. They may have been wrong about something as so very any scientists of the past and present have been and or are, this does not amount to dishonesty or contradiction though. I recall more than one instance of YEC material being published in scientific journals, which I will try to locate and post here. Of course, such would not be common among deep timer journals.
I care nothing for the numbers game. The vast majority have always been deceived. Nor do numbers or a lack of them = truth to any degree. Keep your respect or considerations, which YEC's no doubt are not very concerned about. If you think YEC's have no observed factual science upon which they establishes their theories, you are simply ignorant.
Maybe you're not familiar enough with scripture to discern what it plainly says. It's amazing, I thought only atheists talked to people like this.
Actually it's a fact. YECs are largely non existent in the scientific world. And rightly so. None of their research makes any sense, not even to they themselves.
