This is a serious question.
The primary source for the new earth creationist’s beliefs is the bible. This is the root of the objection to evolutionary theory. I think we can all agree on this. Given that this is the case, how many of them are aware that there are in fact two contradictory accounts of man's creation in genesis?
In genesis chapter one, God creates all the creatures of the earth on the fifth day. On the sixth day, God creates humankind. (Gen. 1:21-30) According to Genesis two however, God creates Adam and THEN all of the plants of the earth, the Garden of Eden and all of the creatures that roam the earth and sky. (Gen. 2:4-20). This is the opposite of the account in genesis one. In one, God makes all life, and then man, but in two, God makes man and then all life.
If you believe in a literal interpretation, how do you rationalize this? Is it possible that the creation story isn't supposed to be interpreted as a verbatim account of how it happened?
2007-08-26
09:48:35
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