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Ya ... either that, or just lie down and let myself be falsely identified.
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... you have such a persecution complex it's honestly frightening.
Yes He can.
But a dress is not the same thing as the Earth.
Ya ... either that, or just lie down and let myself be falsely identified.
Oh, okay.
Can God create an earth tomorrow, so old it can sustain life?
(Please answer this.)
All things are possible with God. That doesn't mean that He is obligated to do it to make your story true.
All things are possible with God. That doesn't mean that He is obligated to do it to make your story true.
I'm not a YEC.
Again, He can. He is God.
Your claim however is an entirely different kettle of fish however since your entire argument hinges on you making God be deceptive.
As derelect of integrity AV appears to me, I can't agree with this statement. God never promised that we could reliably reconstruct the history of the Earth, and a case could be made that the Bible encourages a degree of suspicion to such attempts. So embedded age doesn't necessarily make God deceptive, but that doesn't mean those who hold to it are not themselves lacking in intellectual honesty.Again, He can. He is God.
Your claim however is an entirely different kettle of fish however since your entire argument hinges on you making God be deceptive.
But you are one.
Making the earth old, so it will sustain life is being deceptive?
As derelect of integrity AV appears to me, I can't agree with this statement. God never promised that we could reliably reconstruct the history of the Earth, and a case could be made that the Bible encourages a degree of suspicion to such attempts. So embedded age doesn't necessarily make God deceptive, but that doesn't mean those who hold to it are not themselves lacking in intellectual honesty.
There you go.
Invoking No True Scotsman again.
No, all the things you claim make God be deceptive: the Grand Canyon, the cliffs of Dover, continental drift, fossils, to name a few but the biggest examples of how you make God be deceptive with your 'embedded age' deception.
It's not just that it doesn't say it, it's that there are passages that cast suspicion on our ability to trust what can be seen with the eyes and gleaned from the senses. One thing the Bible makes pretty clear is that there is something very wrong with the world as it stands, another is that God has allowed it to be ruled by Satan for a season. So while there is deception inherent in something like embedded age, it isn't necessarily God doing the deception especially as it is conceivable that He provided warnings against trusting our faculties.Nope, cannot agree with that.
Just because the Bible doesn't say it, doesn't mean it could be true for God to do it.
Embedded age is a deception, simple as.
Embedded age is a deception, simple as.
I could say the same thing about you guys.
Eons of time vs days.
Young woman vs virgin.
Sky dome vs firmament.
Fetus vs child in the womb.
The only difference is, I'm not afraid to answer questions and go 404.
In fact, I invite them.
Prove what? I think biblical scholars generally agree that the term can mean little else but a standard 24 day. Many hold the opinion that the author used it intentially to reflect the six day plus sabbath week without knowing or caring very much how long God actually took to create. The general consensus is that Genesis 1 was composed during the Exile or shortly afterwards.That assumption is not supported in scripture. It's just assuming what one proposes to prove.
Just saying it is a No True Scotsman fallacy does not make it true.
You ARE a YEC. Simple as.
Either that, or it's a life saver/sustainer.
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