That is just an assumption. Genesis 1:2 says "Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" Genesis 1:3 says God said, "Let there be light" , and there was light...(the first day), but how many millions or billions of years (as we know years) did the earth sit in darkness before God brought about its first day by creating light to make the first day. Just because there is no light doesnt mean there is no earth. If Bible people and scientists got together they might find that they believe the same things happened in the creation of the earth. They just are not willing to listen to each other. How do I know? I have many PhD's including Biblical Studies.
2007-02-01 01:47:45 · 14 answers · asked by Leather M 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Uh huh, I'll bet you have lots of PhDs. But tell us again --What was your question?
2007-02-01 05:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
A day is the time it takes the earth to spin on its axis. The people who wrote the bible obviously meant it in those terms. To try to convolute the meaning and jump through so many hoops, isn't it much simpler to acknowledge that those people didn't know what they were talking about in the first place. The earth was created by the accretion of comets, dust, planetary debris and other matter orbiting the sun some 5 billion years ago. It formed 4.5 billion years ago. The sun burst into a fusion reactor by that time and then there was light. It formed light due to energetic particles that were heated up and it released lots of energy, some of which we see as light since we have evolved special cells in the back of our eye which detects this radiation. Or we could just say that a some peasants and priests, that were ignorant of modern science, said it was created 6000 years ago. I can't figure out which theory has more evidence.
2007-02-01 15:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its a little incorrect. There would have had to be light at the very start of the earth, no matter what time one may think that was. The sun's creation obviously predates the earth in all assumptions.
Now, just how much light reached the earth may be a function of the nitrogen compound gases of the early atmosphere. the atmosphere as we know it evolved at least 1b years after the earliest stages of the earth, through water condensation to clouds and a predominance of oxygen in the air, which makes the visible spectrum of sunshine "blue" in color.
2007-02-01 14:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The whole 6,000 year old age for the world as stated by creationists was arrived at by counting all the names given in the geneologies and multipying by 20 (average age of a generation, or when able to reproduce) Nowhere in the Bible does it say that these are all the generations that existed, so the 6,000 year age of the earth isn't even Biblical. I don't know anything about a 4,000 year age.
2007-02-02 04:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. They claim 6,000
2. Anyone who claims to have "many PhD's, really has none at all.
3. Before you can try and fiqure out all the rest of creation, you need to answer the first and most elusive question of all.
HOW LONG IS GOD'S DAY?
Until you can answer that, the bible is a s sound as any other theory of the creation of the universe.
2007-02-01 15:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by pedohunter1488 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Another way to look at the age of the earth is this: when God created Adam did he create a baby or a full grown man? He created a man. So if He created a fully mature man doesn't it stand to reason that He would have created mature plant life and a mature earth?
2007-02-01 12:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by real illuminati(Matt) 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you, and I don't have a degree. I have often read this passage and wondered if what God is saying that the earth as we now know it began approximately 4,000 yrs ago. But that He may have chosen to begin the process much longer before that and felt it wasn't pertinent. The Bible is basically a history of His relationship with mankind isn't it?
2007-02-01 11:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hollow degrees make large assumptions. Belief is not part of science, but evidence is. That is the variance you creationists can not seem to get around; so, stop believing and start learning. Then you beliefs will be supported by the truth. Instead, you people want to support your " truths " with belief. You have it exactly backwards.
2007-02-01 14:59:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about we all assume the earth is flat, the sun was created after the earth, and gravity and evolution are just hoaxes. We'd all love to join you but, we can't deny the truth.
2007-02-03 10:27:51 · answer #9 · answered by obscure 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Bless
2007-02-01 11:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by peg42857 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
actually Creationists believe the world is 6000 years old
2007-02-01 14:50:07 · answer #11 · answered by The Tourist 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋