Andromeda

[AV1611VET]

According to astronomers, the Andromeda galaxy is 2.537 million light years away.

Allegedly this means we're seeing Andromeda as it existed 2.537 million years ago.

But that's assuming the farther away something is, the older it is.

According to the Bible, Andromeda was created in 4004 BC.

Can you reconcile this with theoretical physics?

 

[Mark Quayle]

According to astronomers, the Andromeda galaxy is 2.537 million light years away.

Allegedly this means we're seeing Andromeda as it existed 2.537 million years ago.

But that's assuming the farther away something is, the older it is.

According to the Bible, Andromeda was created in 4004 BC.

Can you reconcile this with theoretical physics?

Whoa, wait a minute there. How does something farther away than Andromeda mean it is older than Andromeda? Is Andromeda only 2.537 years old? I would think you mean to say, "...assuming the farther away something is, we are seeing it as it was longer ago than how we are seeing Andromeda", or something like that.

But, I'm curious about what you are getting at.

If you want to know how the Bible can claim Andromeda was created 6,000+ years ago, if we are seeing it as is was 2,537 years ago, I don't know why that is a problem. I should think it would be more of a problem to wonder about, how God could 4000+ years ago create the galaxies that we see billions of light years away. But I know that if God is First Cause, then he "invented" time and he knows it completely and can do anything with it for which he created it. All we've been able to do with time is speculate on it and waste it.

How old was Adam when God created him?


Later: Oh, my bad. I thought you said thousands of light years -not millions.

 

[AV1611VET]

Whoa, wait a minute there. How does something farther away than Andromeda mean it is older than Andromeda? Is Andromeda only 2.537 years old? I would think you mean to say, "...assuming the farther away something is, we are seeing it as it was longer ago than how we are seeing Andromeda", or something like that.

But, I'm curious about what you are getting at.

If you want to know how the Bible can claim Andromeda was created 6,000+ years ago, if we are seeing it as is was 2,537 years ago, I don't know why that is a problem. I should think it would be more of a problem to wonder about, how God could 4000+ years ago create the galaxies that we see billions of light years away. But I know that if God is First Cause, then he "invented" time and he knows it completely and can do anything with it for which he created it. All we've been able to do with time is speculate on it and waste it.

How old was Adam when God created him?


Later: Oh, my bad. I thought you said thousands of light years -not millions.

Phew! You had me scared there for a minute!

I thought, "Here I go again; making myself look bad with another mistake!"

 

[Yttrium]

According to astronomers, the Andromeda galaxy is 2.537 million light years away.

Allegedly this means we're seeing Andromeda as it existed 2.537 million years ago.

But that's assuming the farther away something is, the older it is.

According to the Bible, Andromeda was created in 4004 BC.

Can you reconcile this with theoretical physics?

Sure. Looking through the evidence and the scientific research, I conclude that it's likely that we are seeing Andromeda as it existed 2.537 million years ago. Meanwhile, I see no mention of the age of Andromeda in the Bible. I conclude that it's most likely that your Biblical interpretation is incorrect.