Young Earth Creation. Does it matter what you believe?
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When I was in college, I was supposed to read this thick book on linguistics. (One of those books in the syllabus, but never taught in class, and never any questions from it on the test.) The book weighed five pounds, and yet I still fell asleep -- sitting up -- four times in the first chapter. To this day, I regret selling that book to recoup wasted money. It was a great sleeping pill.
I might get that two volume set for the same reason. lol
I might get that two volume set for the same reason. lol
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I really can do the math differently. There is the possibility that not all generations were represented by a person's name in Adam and/or Cain's genealogy. After all, what is the likelihood a son has as many generation and at the same time as his father? I'm not saying I'm right, but that is a possibility.
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This is not disagreement, merely a question. Why can't it be an antediluvian site? (And because that's a real question, my logic against that is what is the likelihood the ark landed so close to where it started, except 12 months could make for one or more trips around the world.)
On the other hand, completely agree on how much smarter the ancients were. I still marvel that the Israelites made elaborate candlesticks out in the wilderness, and they didn't even need wax or wicks through the wax!
On the other hand, completely agree on how much smarter the ancients were. I still marvel that the Israelites made elaborate candlesticks out in the wilderness, and they didn't even need wax or wicks through the wax!
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Not so with Adam's chrono-genealogy, but with say Jesus genealogy, yes, there are some men missing. Early Genesis doesn't necessarily list the eldest child in each family, but only lists the ones essential to God's narrative for humanity. That said Adam's chrono-genealogy lists the ages of each from birth to death, birth to death and so on. There's no real wiggle-room.
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Good question. The only reason Gobekli Tepe can't be a pre-Flood site is because that world no longer exists as they knew it. Great violence was done to the Earth during the flood eg. massive volcanic activity, tsunamis and earthquakes during and after. The land tore apart into continents during the Flood. The land went up and down, it went below the waters. The earth's crust was forever changed. As such, the land that replaced it doesn't show any evidence of life before the Flood. All archaeological sites therefore must be post-Flood. In short, a world-wide Flood that destroyed every living thing would also wipe away any human-made structures.
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I would say that goes with alot of things. I love andrew snellings catostrophic past, and Dr Browns Hydroplate theory, 2 different theories (plate technotnics vs hydroplate) but I think both have truth to them.. I doubt any one person has the whole truth, but as men study the earth, they find new things every day,
Plus I think God helps them som (ie mt st Helens and the mini grand canyon, the fossils, the petrified wood, the sedentary layers, all things science had previously had to take thousands or millions of years. happened in a manner of a few days. )
of course people like bowman and jackh do not want to hear these things, so they will do as they have been doing and try to tear you down as stupid, because they have no answers.. Attack the messenger because you can;t attack the message sort of thing
Plus I think God helps them som (ie mt st Helens and the mini grand canyon, the fossils, the petrified wood, the sedentary layers, all things science had previously had to take thousands or millions of years. happened in a manner of a few days. )
of course people like bowman and jackh do not want to hear these things, so they will do as they have been doing and try to tear you down as stupid, because they have no answers.. Attack the messenger because you can;t attack the message sort of thing
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remember, the bible is not his authority on spiritual matters, Men are, And who gave you the rite of private interpretation? You cant add literal numbers in the bible and come up with an actual answer. thats not allowed! Only these men are aloud to do that,
and even though I did the math, and you are right, they are aloud, you are not, so they are right! No matter what the math says!!
Whew.. How do they come up with these silly answers.. the point is, he would just say, even though you may be right you are wrong, Well he would not say the first part..
and even though I did the math, and you are right, they are aloud, you are not, so they are right! No matter what the math says!!
Whew.. How do they come up with these silly answers.. the point is, he would just say, even though you may be right you are wrong, Well he would not say the first part..
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The confusion on creation dates occurs because the dating of the creation of Adam and Eve by Yahweh is correctly calculated at 6,000 years ago and described in Genesis chapter 2. This period of 6,000 years is calculated taking the ages of Adam's descendants down to recorded history. People unfortunately then attach that date to the six days of creation in Genesis chapter 1. The original Hebrew text gives a clearer delineation between chapter 1 and chapter 2, but in translation it feels much closer. The creation story of Genesis 1 could have occured thousands of years before the creation of Adam and Eve. Hope this is helpful.
