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I'll try this testIn case anyone's interested, here's a creation test I once made up:
1. Define Embedded Age.
Something from nothing. The stars and the world. The other one is something from something, like an atomic explosion, or pulling a rabbit out of a hat2. Explain the difference between creatio ex nihilo and creatio ex materia; and give two examples of each.
There are different levels.3. Why is "heaven" singular in Genesis 1, but plural in Genesis 2?
We don't know. My guess is Israel (having relocated in plate movements since then) Of course some of the rivers or parts of them left today are in Iraq4. Eden in the Bible is known as __________ on a secular map.
Too easy, I agree with Gen 15. Put the following in order that they appeared in the universe: whales, stars, trees, sun, land, sea, outer space.
6. What day was Adam created on?
I would guess closed, since the universe has limits, and is temporary7. Was the universe created a closed system and, if not, what kind of energy did it run off of? if it was created open, what closed it?
Not sure what that means8. Describe terra aqua and what kind of water it consisted of and why.
Probably false at least if we mean as we know it today9. Photosynthesis required light from the sun prior to the Fall. true or false?
God lighting the world and hovering above10. Explain how a 24-hour day could transpire before the sun was created.
Miracles are real, magic is a trick11. Explain the difference between "miracles" and "magic."
Remind us of the word12. What literary device reconciles Genesis 1 and Genesis 2?
I don't know. Creation is mentioned all over the bible.13. When discussing Creationism, why should one never let himself stray from Genesis 1 or 2?
Earth14. What was the first object in the universe that had mass?
In case anyone's interested, here's a creation test I once made up:
1. Define Embedded Age.
2. Explain the difference between creatio ex nihilo and creatio ex materia; and give two examples of each.
3. Why is "heaven" singular in Genesis 1, but plural in Genesis 2?
4. Eden in the Bible is known as __________ on a secular map.
5. Put the following in order that they appeared in the universe: whales, stars, trees, sun, land, sea, outer space.
6. What day was Adam created on?
7. Was the universe created a closed system and, if not, what kind of energy did it run off of? if it was created open, what closed it?
8. Describe terra aqua and what kind of water it consisted of and why.
9. Photosynthesis required light from the sun prior to the Fall. true or false?
10. Explain how a 24-hour day could transpire before the sun was created.
11. Explain the difference between "miracles" and "magic."
12. What literary device reconciles Genesis 1 and Genesis 2?
13. When discussing Creationism, why should one never let himself stray from Genesis 1 or 2?
14. What was the first object in the universe that had mass?
Yeah, I suppose if you just pretend all that geology doesn't exist it makes everything much simpler. But I don't believe that's how God wants us to use the intellectual gifts He gave us.They are.
You just don't know it.
There is only one stratum: Earth.
Genesis 1:10a And God called the dry land Earth;
Pride goeth before destruction.
Yeah, I suppose if you just pretend all that geology doesn't exist it makes everything much simpler.
But I don't believe that's how God wants us to use the intellectual gifts He gave us.
Is that what you heard me say?
From AI Overview:
Based on current observations, the universe is considered to be incredibly "thin" in the sense that it is very close to being perfectly flat, meaning its density is very close to the "critical density" - roughly equivalent to just a few hydrogen atoms per cubic meter of space, making it extremely spread out across vast distances; this is based on our understanding of the observable universe, which is estimated to be around 93 billion light-years across.
I suppose AI Overview is pretending astronomy doesn't exist?
That is the complete opposite of what you said.
LOL
I say the earth is thin, AI Overview says the entire universe is thin, and that's saying "the complete opposite"???
River thinks I'm pretending geology doesn't exist.
Wow.
Do you guys even understand the point I'm making?
I saw you wave away all of the details, variability, and history of earth's geology by declaring it to be nothing more than "one stratum".Is that what you heard me say?
You're not making sense.From AI Overview:
Based on current observations, the universe is considered to be incredibly "thin" in the sense that it is very close to being perfectly flat, meaning its density is very close to the "critical density" - roughly equivalent to just a few hydrogen atoms per cubic meter of space, making it extremely spread out across vast distances; this is based on our understanding of the observable universe, which is estimated to be around 93 billion light-years across.
I suppose AI Overview is pretending astronomy doesn't exist?
The point you're making is that you don't care for reality. Only your own personal interpretation of the Bible matters.
I saw you wave away all of the details, variability, and history of earth's geology by declaring it to be nothing more than "one stratum".
You're not making sense.
Thanks for the QED.
Try it and we'll see.Would you know it if I did?
Try it and we'll see.
U-238 decays into Pb-206; U-235 decays into Pb-207. Pb-204 is not radiogenicInside those dust sized crystals is radioactive materials and daughter products.
Each Zircon actually yields two separate ages(that agree) because u-238 and u-235 have different daughter products of lead-204 and Pb-206. The current acceptable difference between the two ages is only 0.001%. Two different natural clocks that counted to the same time.
This doesn't explain how fossils of certain animals are found in such a narrow range, does it?Because academia "accordions out" the fossil layer timeline from 6000 years to millions of years.
Imagine a street that is one mile long.
Then, some map maker changes the scale to make the street look like it's one hundred miles long.
Now they have to account for only a few houses on that street, so they just call them "missing lots."
As one poster here is fond of saying:
The map is not the territory.