Another question for the religious people who don't believe the earth is older than 6 thousand years?

Question

Okay, you can read this article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_sc/fossilized_forest;_ylt=AjJmtwv3_kM4DqbAWwj7XFPMWM0F

Basically they discovered a 300 million year old fossilized rain forest underground while digging for coal. How can people not believe how old the earth is when presented with such evidence?

Answer 1

Actually, the Flying Spaghetti Monster waves his noodly appendage at the scientists' instruments giving them false readings making it appear as though the world is older than it is.

Since He is everywhere all the time and there is such a hearty amount of pasta, he is able to do this for every experiment that is performed on this earth (shaped deliciously like a meatball I might add)...

It's quite simple when you think about it really.

Answer 2

A long time ago, I introduced to believers and non-believers in this forum the word "toledoth" from the book of Genesis. Some have argued erroneously that the term is used only to identify the origins of a Hebrew mans lineage and family history. However, the word is used with the same spelling and meaning in Genesis 2 before man was even mentioned as a creation. Translated, it means "vast era's of time" or "vast generations past". I'm a believer, but even before I came across this word I could never bring myself to believe, and naievly so, that the earth was only 6000 years old. THAT is preposterous. The earth has got to be at least 15-16 BILLION years old according to our comprehension of time. If you want a really big surprise, research the hebrew word "tzinzim" and see what it means.

Answer 3

Hello, I am a Christian student of the manuscripts:
Do you know why they have that 300 million year old fossilized rain forrest and all those other fossils that appear to be older than 6000 years??????????????????

BECAUSE THIS DAMN EARTH IS EONS AND EONS OLD;
The Bible does NOT STATE that this earth is only 6000 years old; quite the contrary:
It states that this earth is untold billions of years in age, and that in fact, there was an entire earth age before this one.
You can read of all three earth ages in
2peter, in your regular Bible.

They seem to believe the earth is so young, because of Genesis 1:1;
but, I tell you that the manuscripts are quite clear in that the first verse does not tell you when the earth was created, just "in the beginning", and those verses that follow are NOT a description of the first creation, but of God rejuvinating this earth after the destruction of the last earth age where satan rebelled and caused a war. This is why it reads "multiply and REplenish the earth; it had already been "plenished" once before.
There is no controversy between true Science and the true Word of God. None.
And our world's dedicated Scientists should be celebrated, not fought with.

There is absolutely no need for a person to feel they need to jump onto either the religion or the science bandwagons.
They are partners, not enemies.

Answer 4

I recall them saying the same thing about a fossil they found at one time. It might not have been 300 million years old but it was something like that. Everyone was up and arms and the "I told you so's" were all over the place. Soon after they found out they made a mistake and it wasn't that old after all.

That great thing about science is that it's only absolute until another theory comes along disproving the first. Have fun with your rain forest.

Answer 5

@ FSM, somebody is ingesting somewhat to plenty Kent Hovind cool-help..... the assumption of the of the greater youthful earth concept did not seize hearth till 1923 with George fee writing "the recent Geology" per many scientific advancements correct to the age of the earth. To be honest to cost it grew to become into not an unique concept and particularly some youthful earth theorists will element to Jose Balafta as an beginning, who grew to become into actually jewish and in around 200AD he sait the eath grew to become into around 4000 years previous supply or take. in case you do have confidence interior the greater youthful earth concept, or want to Kent Hovind (hovan) notwithstanding, has particularly some movies on the internet you may watch. He additionally has a entertainment park or museum that the youngsters can see how dinasaurs and human beings walk area via area. He additionally believes dinasaurs might desire to be around in florida. the great arguments you will pay attention against an previous earth are in many situations a fossil sombody got here across with a working laptop or notebook virus that spands a thousand million years. (maximum in all probability the notebook virus wiggled his way in there at a later daye) yet thats neither right here nor there. additionally the carbon relationship is a sizable speaking element, you may positioned an acorn in a bucket for a week then ask a scientist how previous it incredibly is and it will date at thousands and thousands of years.... additionally the way the galaxys spin, they are asserting they should not be spinning differnt guidelines if there grew to become right into a huge bang. Dont comprehend that one, what in the event that they hit one yet another on the way? in simple terms like gears they might spin any opposite direction yet notwithstanding. Its an common argument for them for the reason which you may throw any fact at them and tutor them info, yet once you ask them to tutor something they might in simple terms say, "on account that's what the bible says" , so incredibly its a very ineffective argument that neither area will win. i comprehend particularly some christians that are actually not new earth believers, and that they seam to be doing wonderful. i think we are able to locate out interior the top who's good.

Answer 6

Sweetheart the Earth was Created instantaneously just listen to the scientific proof in this documentary link below:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4283519319291412697&sourceid=searchfeed
Basically all dating methods work on an assumption that everything that is happening is exactly what happened at every point in time, but what if something different occured at any point in time than expected, how would that change, affect the results of that dating, if it were taken into consederation? But the change of what may have happened differently at any point in time is never considered, so how can it be considered to be a completely accurate result ?

Answer 7

i have answered this b4 but i will do it again. I am a christian

genesis 1:! God made heaven and earth(it is perfect, it needs no further sculpting)

genesis 1:2 the earth was without form and void and darkness covered the face of the deep. God didn't do this. this judgement happened when satan and his angels fell from their 1st estate and were cast down. they caused a great destruction that flooded the earth and obscured the sun(science describes this as the ice age)

between these 2 scriptures is a vast amount of time, unknown to us. however, in genesis 1:3 we see where the Spirit of God overcame this obscuration blocking the sun light, which then melted the ice, and parted the waters. this is also when time dropped out of eternity and God made everything "IN" the earth in 6 days/6000 years.

Answer 8

By "religious people", you mean biblical scholars who interpret the Bible as a factual document. The Ussher chronology was formulated from by James Ussher, and is based mostly following the line of Jesus up to Adam and Eve, adding up their ages (etc, etc...) up to somewhere around 4000 BC, plus the current 2007 AD... Now... Considering you formulated a question... They will say that carbon dating is not accurate and that fossil is not really 300 million years old, but, lets say... 5000 years old. Don't argue with them... They have their beliefs.

Answer 9

The carbon dating system has been proven many times to be flawed, to say the least. There is actually MUCH more scientific evidence to support the new Earth theory than the old Earth theory.

Visit http://www.icr.org

Brightest Blessings

Answer 10

Well...the reality of it is that science is incomplete. Remember its HUMANS that created and shaped the concepts of what we know as "science." The dating system that scientists use that's carbon-based (I think its Carbon). That system is flawed because the substance used in reference for dating breaks down un-evenly. Science is nothing but theories based upon theories. The biblical hebrew word that translated to days, actually is a loose word meaning "period of time." I think the earth is roughly 6,000 years old. However I think the universe is much older than that.