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Originally posted by josephwWere you?
[b]"The earth and man were not created in 6 literal days."
Were you there? 😲[/b]
As you read Genesis chapter 1, from verse 3 onward, you will see that it is divided into six creative “days.” Some claim that these were literal 24-hour days, meaning that the entire universe and life on earth were created in less than a week! However, you can easily discover that the Bible does not teach that. The book of Genesis was written in Hebrew. In that language, “day” refers to a period of time. It can be either a lengthy one or a literal day of 24 hours. Even in Genesis all six “days” are spoken of collectively as one lengthy period—‘the day in which Jehovah made earth and heaven.’ (Genesis 2:4; compare 2 Peter 3:8.) The fact is, the Bible reveals that the creative “days,” or ages, encompass thousands of years.
A person can see this from what the Bible says about the seventh “day.” The record of each of the first six “days” ends saying, ‘and there came to be evening and morning, a first day,’ and so on. Yet, you will not find that comment after the record of the seventh “day.” And in the first century C.E., some 4,000 years downstream in history, the Bible referred to the seventh rest “day” as still continuing. (Hebrews 4:4-6) So the seventh “day” was a period spanning thousands of years, and we can logically conclude the same about the first six “days.”
We are still in the "7th day". So a day with God is not a literal 24 hour period.
Originally posted by galveston75Where did I say what god can and can't do? I was merely arguing that the powers he allegedly used to create the earth and man in 6 literal or indeed metaphorical days were supernatural. You should read the whole thread before you wade in with the knee-jerk response.
The earth and man were not created in 6 literal days. But God could have if he had wanted no doubt. Who are you to say what he can and can't do?
Originally posted by avalanchethecatagain I ask where did I say six days?
Yeah, all that's based on principles and natural laws that were quite well known and understood 45 years ago. What are the principles and natural laws that are going to enable the creation of a universe populated with intelligent (well, self-aware anyway) subjects in six days?
(Incidentally, cellular mobile phone technology was first proposed in 1947...)
Originally posted by avalanchethecatSorry if I misunderstood....
Where did I say what god can and can't do? I was merely arguing that the powers he allegedly used to create the earth and man in 6 literal or indeed metaphorical days were supernatural. You should read the whole thread before you wade in with the knee-jerk response.
Originally posted by josephwAnd now you give me the perfect proof that the creation theory is false - you weren't there. 🙂
Were you there too! Oh my God! 😲
Creationism is false! 🙂
(If you don't like the above, not even you like sarcasm.)
No, Joseph, evolution still produces nanotechnology.
Originally posted by josephwWhat evidence or proof do you have that there is no creator of all that exists?
I'm looking for reasons why you don't believe that a creator doesn't exist, not reasons why you don't believe why I believe a creator exists.
What evidence or proof do you have that there is no creator of all that exists?
To start with, I'm not even sure that the "creator of all that exists" is a coherent notion. A creator, if it exists, surely constitutes something that exists. And, something that exists should be captured under "all that exists". So, does that mean that the "creator of all that exists", if it exists, would also be the creator of itself? How would this all work, exactly?
You don't mean for us literally to take 'God' to be the creator of all that exists, do you? Please clarify.