before the beginning of the earth according to the bible?
2007-06-26 07:03:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, many believe that the earth was one land mass before Noah's flood.
"Does the Bible mention Pangea? Not explicitly, but possibly. Genesis 1:9 records, “And God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.’ And it was so.” Presumably, if all the water was “gathered to one place,” the dry ground would also be all “in one place.” Genesis 10:25 mentions, “…one was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided…” Some point to Genesis 10:25 as evidence that the earth was divided after the Flood of Noah."
2007-06-26 07:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I rather think you're talking about Evangelical Christians and/or fundamentalists, aren't you? Because, altho some of them may TALK as tho they're the only "Christians" out there, it's just plain not true.
As a Catholic I resent your using the term in that sense, and I'll bet that many mainstream Protestants, Orthodox, and even some Mormons also object--even if they don't say! If you want to address a segment of Christians, I've no quarrel with that; but please be explicit about doing so. Good phrasing might be:
Do Christians who consider the Bible inerrant believe that (whatever your current hypothesis is)?
Nevertheless, and therefore, I'll answer the question you asked, NOT what I think you really meant:
I'm sure there are many Christian geologists, paleontologists, and other scientists doing work that assumes the Pangaea period, who've never given a thought to fitting it into any literal Biblical timeline, because their faith doesn't require them to assume Biblical inerrancy.
2007-06-27 00:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by georgetslc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most Christians I've encountered do believe the earth was one landmass. They'll either skew the timeline to make it fit into their young earth idea or they don't take a literal interpretation of the Bible and do believe the earth is older than 6000 years.
2007-06-26 14:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm a christian, and thats pretty much what I believe. It was once one huge land mass and, given the constant movement of the continents, it will be that way again sometime in the distant future.
2007-06-26 14:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't. But I am one of those crazy "fundies."
What would happen if you took all of the water out of the oceans?
Isn't there dirt, sand, rocks, etc. at the bottom of the oceans?
If that is the case, then what did the continents float on?
Wouldn't all the continents be connected right now? You know, with the water in the low spots and the dry ground in the high spots?
What would make it any different than back then?
Huh...that's crazy talk I guess.
2007-06-26 14:13:04 · answer #5 · answered by Me 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes
2007-06-26 14:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pangea FTW!
2007-06-26 14:05:45 · answer #7 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We, Christians, neither believe in it nor deny it. All we learn from the Bible is God created the earth and the heavens. How He positioned the land masses, only he knows.
2007-06-26 14:08:31 · answer #8 · answered by AZ 1 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Sure,sure whatever. Let us know when you've satisfied your curiosity about Christianity.
2007-06-26 19:32:21 · answer #9 · answered by Galahad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe all of the continents were connected at one time
2007-06-26 14:06:53 · answer #10 · answered by GAgirl 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋