Why is the earth only 6 thousand years old?

[Maria Billingsley]

Very interesting

A reference to the Nephilim perhaps? Scripture doesn't say when they first appeared? There weren't other archaic humans wandering around, no?

Apparently there are 9 human species that walked the earth leaving only one kind of species today. Cain left God's presence and entered Nod which had no presence of God therefore he was no longer one of the " sons of God". So I believe he joined the " others" . From there scripture tells us the " sons of God" made bad decisions by doing the same , joining with the others thus creating what scripture calls the Nephalim.

 

[sjastro]

Then show me where I'm wrong.

Here is your answer.

Science is about evidence, the contents of the Bible does not constitute evidence.
There is zero archaeological evidence of extensive late bronze age occupation of the Sinai corresponding to the Exodus account of 2 million people roaming the Sinai for 40 years period.
There is in fact more archaeological evidence of nomadism in the Sinai in the early bronze age some thousand years before the Exodus account.

 

[AV1611VET]

Neither, the people living at the time and before quite happily left their own traces, without help from either science or the bible.

I think the Flood had something to say about that.

 

[AV1611VET]

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[Tom 1]

I think the Flood had something to say about that.

Speaking floods eh. Like in Halo?

 

[AV1611VET]

Speaking floods eh. Like in Halo?

What?

 

[AV1611VET]

Science is about evidence, the contents of the Bible does not constitute evidence.

Looks like you're SOL then.

Short On Luck

 

[sjastro]

Looks like you're SOL then.

Short On Luck

Yes it is remarkably "SOL" given archaeologists have been excavating the Sinai for a over a century and have uncovered Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Egyptian, Iron Age, Nabatean, Roman, and Byzantine occupation but nothing of the late Bronze Age pertaining to the Exodus account.
It is far more realistic the Exodus account never occurred rather than "SOL".

 

[Tom 1]

What?

Another fictional universe.

 

[chevyontheriver]

And a time. Without checking, so I could be completely wrong, but I think it was something like 9.10am on a Tuesday morning.

What time zone? That would matter.

 

[Tom 1]

What time zone? That would matter.

I don’t think time zones were a thing yet, but today it would be GMT +2 or 3. Where the estimate was made, that is.

 

[Francisco Gonzalez]

The guy who wrote Genisis was neither a genius nor inspired and it's obvious. They tried to say Moses wrote it to lend it authority.

 

[AV1611VET]

Yes it is remarkably "SOL" given archaeologists have been excavating the Sinai for a over a century and have uncovered Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Egyptian, Iron Age, Nabatean, Roman, and Byzantine occupation but nothing of the late Bronze Age pertaining to the Exodus account.

Interesting.

And how long did these aforementioned peoples occupy the Sinai respectively? longer than forty years?

In addition, did their clothes and stuff wear out during their respective occupations?

 

[AV1611VET]

Another fictional universe.

Oh.

 

[AV1611VET]

I don’t think time zones were a thing yet, but today it would be GMT +2 or 3. Where the estimate was made, that is.

From one of my Bible notes:

James Ussher (1581-1656), Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College in Dublin was highly regarded in his day as a churchman and as a scholar. Of his many works, his treatise on chronology has proved the most durable. Based on an intricate correlation of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean histories and Holy writ, it was incorporated into an authorized version of the Bible printed in 1701, and thus came to be regarded with almost as much unquestioning reverence as the Bible itself. Having established the first day of creation as Sunday 23 October 4004 B.C. ... Ussher calculated the dates of other biblical events, concluding, for example, that Adam and Eve were driven from Paradise on Monday 10 November 4004 BC, and that the ark touched down on Mt Ararat on 5 May 1491 BC "on a Wednesday".

 

[AV1611VET]

The guy who wrote Genisis was neither a genius nor inspired and it's obvious. They tried to say Moses wrote it to lend it authority.

I believe Adam wrote the first three chapters of Genesis, and he most certainly was inspired.

2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

2 Timothy 3:16a All scripture is given by inspiration of God,

 

[sjastro]

Interesting.

And how long did these aforementioned peoples occupy the Sinai respectively? longer than forty years?

In addition, did their clothes and stuff wear out during their respective occupations?

It doesn’t require a 40+ year occupation to leave archeological evidence.
A hearth from a temporary campsite can provide plentiful evidence such as radiocarbon dating of burnt bones to the optical simulated luminescence dating of hearths when subjected to high temperatures.

Then there is the evidence from non perishable materials such as human bones, pottery, weapons and tools.
How do you think a Bronze Age site is differentiated from an Iron Age site?

 

[Occams Barber]

I prefer using Ussher's dates for the sake of Occam's razor.

Thank you

OB

 

[Occams Barber]

LOL -- science's best tools can't confirm one single miracle in the Bible.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here but...

Is it possible science can't confirm these miracles because they never actually happened??

I know. Wild conjecture - but humour me.

OB

 

[John Mullally]

Number 1: A calculation was made based upon ages recorded in the OT, especially Genesis that approximates when Adam was created as being nearly 6000 years ago. Number 2: Some (not me) believe that when Genesis describes the 6 days of creation, it means creation completed in 6 literal 24-hour periods. Now: subtract 6 days from Adams approximate creation date and you get a Universe and earth age of roughly 6000 years.