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Well, I must have not been at the meeting where everyone decided Noah's Ark was fake. Sorry, missed that one, so I'll stick with the belief that it happened.
They found evidence and they decided randomly to switch from believing God to believing what they thought was evidence?
It happened long before you were born. So do you believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny too? There is no real difference between those beliefs and yours.
What do you men "believing God"? They decided not to believe a book written by dyspetic sheep herders that has hundreds of self contradictions in it and if anything they decided to believe what God actually wrote.
Because it is based on verifiable evidence (the dating) it is very different.
But, I understand this is not something you can accept, because it goes against your holy book. So, believe what you choose to believe.
I'm not claiming anything. Do you have any specific reason why you believe that it's impossible to determine dates using dating methods? If you believe we can't do it, that's fine, but is your belief in a literal interpretation of Genesis the only reason, or do you feel there's some flaw in the way dating is done?
Let's say that you're one of these scientists, and you study the Earth under the assumption that it's 6,000 years old. You fully expect it to confirm your beliefs...but the results don't do it. You check it again and again and again. You check with others. You go over your findings. You labor for years, trying to get this puzzle piece to fit - but it won't. It just won't.
You want it to fit your notion, but it doesn't. What do you do in this scenario?
It happened long before you were born. So do you believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny too? There is no real difference between those beliefs and yours.
Brian,
You haven't been following along have you?
If a math book says 2+2=4 and the bible says 2+2=5, it is clear, you would throw out the math book and go with the bible.
If it works for you, then knock yourself out.
Just as much as those who are certain of no religious beliefs. You separate theists from atheists, since you fall into the latter category. I separate Christians from non-Christians in the same way.
Why are you avoiding my question? Do you agree that most people of faith are deluded... that their beliefs are misdirected? Yes or no, please.
My apologies for not having specifics. Anything developed within the past hundred or so years that claims it can accurately date something millions and billions of years old seems at least as far fetched to me as others claim the Bible seems to them.
Why would it be sad if one didn't believe the bible is credible?
Because I believe the Bible to be much more authoritative than man-made instruments.
The Bible is the direct Word of God. It is 100% true.
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