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Its very old..... But, billions? Was that age made up to fit some evolutionary theory model?Yep. The Earth is billions of years old, and it has nothing to say about any of those things. They are all true, and we know this for other reasons. But an ancient Earth has nothing to say about any of that.
Its very old..... But, billions? Was that age made up to fit some evolutionary theory model?
Well then..If that is accurate.. all those prehistoric periods that have been determined by science by means of fossils, had quite a long time going along until we got to the current created world we now find ourselves living in.
I guess angels are slow learners then. Took so long for them to learn their lessons God was teaching them via the classrooms of each period.
Notice how each period that replaced the last was a bit more complex than the one that preceded that.
Science says its because of "evolution."
I am sure you might find an exception to disagree with me on that one.
Never heard an angel discuss the Earth's geologic history. Where did you hear that?
You need to get out more often... There is a big world out there with many facets of knowledge to be learned.
Some choose to only worship at the altar of collecting scientific data.
Not sure that even that cuts the mustard as far as earth age is concerned. Radiation explains how mutations occur, but is not evolution (in it's normal sense) and I don't think really gives us a good fix on earth age. It's still pretty theoretical. Once again, earth age doesn't really tell us anything as to God's existence or the truth of the Bible. Neither does it change anything regarding Biblical doctrine or affect the way a Christian is supposed to live. Even though the eye color of a fruit fly might change (mutate) it's still a fruit fly.No. It was because of the discovery of ionizing radiation. Suddenly, the source of all that heat was understood, and calculations quickly determined the ages of rocks in the billions of years. It came from physicists, not biologists.
Angels are real, sir.
Are we here to solely discuss geology without showing its interaction with God's Word?
Barbarian asks again:
Some build straw men, accusing people of worshiping science. The fact is, what science has made clear, is in no way contradictory to what God tells us.
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Not sure that even that cuts the mustard as far as earth age is concerned.
Radiation explains how mutations occur, but is not evolution
It's still pretty theoretical.
Yes.Barbarian observes:
No. It was because of the discovery of ionizing radiation. Suddenly, the source of all that heat was understood, and calculations quickly determined the ages of rocks in the billions of years. It came from physicists, not biologists.
It works very, very well. Would you like to know how we know that?
I agree on that. Yet the evolution question is what I thought was the crux of this thread rather than the earth's age. No need to deviate from that. I'm pretty sure there's plenty of other threads disputing earth age. Even though I agree that it appears that the earth is significantly older than 6000 years, any dating method is limited as far as accuracy is concerned and there's plenty of scientific evidence to support that argument. Personally, I'm more interested in the argument of whether Evolution is a Theory or ScientificThe Barbarian said:Radiation can cause mutations, but so can many other things, including random chance. This is about how the age of rocks is determined; it has nothing to do with evolution.
So your argument depends on misusing a word. Got it.
="2tim_215, post: 72656767, member: 401929"]Yes.
Personally, I'm more interested in the argument of whether Evolution is a Theory or Scientific
fact,
Evolution is an observed phenomenon.
They are stronger than laws, because laws only predict things, but do not explain them. "Theory" is as strong as it gets in science. This is often puzzling to a layman, who may be used to people using "theory" as something like "educated guess."
Theory can simply be an attempt at explaining things.
Natural laws require no explanation. They are self evident.
Adaptive changing is an observed phenomena.
Its not applicable to all animals.
A man developing calluses on his hands from hard work is not evolving.
Yet, if he were the first man to do hard work and develop calluses someone could hypothesize that is was evolution.
When people living in a climate of little sun, migrated to a sunny region.. When they begin to tan for the first time? Someone could hypothesize its evolution.
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