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most of the info i've seen tries to prove why the earth is not, say, millions of years old... but i have seen none presented to prove that it is just 6,000
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a relevant snippet from the article linked above (shortened a bit in the middle, emphasis mine):
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"Simple compatibility, in itself, is insufficient as scientific evidence, because all physical observations are consistent with an infinite number of unscientific conjectures."
"Simply put, the theory of universal common descent, combined with modern biological knowledge, is used to deduce predictions. These predictions are then compared to the real world in order see how the theory fares in light of the observable evidence. In every example, it is quite possible that the predictions could be contradicted by the empirical evidence." I find these two statements quite interesting when placed beside one another. |
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In response to a previous question as to evidence for creation, there are huge amounts of data that support creation, some of which I have already listed. I will list some more.
Layers of strata are sometimes bent, in some places quite radically, without any sign of cracking, indicating that the bend happened while the sediment was still soft. This indicates that the layers were layed down rapidly, like in a flood. There are places where large fossils are found spanning rock layers, especially in layers of coal deposits, the layers would have had to have been layed down before the fossils could rot. There have been unmineralized dinosaur bones found, indicating that the animal died recently enough that its bones did not decay. These all point to a young Earth. There are genealogies (which I will try to find more information on tonight) which are very similar to the biblical one. Some of these, but not all, have been claimed by revisionists to have been written by Christian monks. There are, however, errors in them that said monks would have corrected, as well as information that the monks could not have been aware of at the time. There are reams of geological and fossil evidence indicating that there was a period of time where large portions of the earth were frozen over. This is exactly the kind of climate shift we would expect to find after a worldwide flood. Shall I go on? |
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On one hand, the writer claims that saying the evidence is compatible with your theory isn't scientific, then he says that it is. |
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May I refer you to the Evidence for Creationism thread for a response to that?
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May I refer you to the Evidence for Creationism thread for a response to that?
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There has been a trend, I have noticed, to eliminate the Bible as a source of information.
The fact that a document does not agree with your interpretation of the evidence does not make it unreliable. It may make it disputable, but you would need to bring more evidence of its untrustworthiness in order for that to fly. |
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There has been a trend, I have noticed, to eliminate the Bible as a source of information.
The fact that a document does not agree with your interpretation of the evidence does not make it unreliable. It may make it disputable, but you would need to bring more evidence of its untrustworthiness in order for that to fly. |
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there are a lot of examples of it being used as a map; such as solomons mines being found and other archaeological sites that were discovered because they used the bible as a resource for both literal and I hope their spiritual navigation
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there are a lot of examples of it being used as a map; such as solomons mines being found and other archaeological sites that were discovered because they used the bible as a resource for both literal and I hope their spiritual navigation
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100% reliable? You must be joking right? Because I know that you are. As to your example - 100 % wrong. "Solomon's mines" have not been found. I know this for a fact because I was watching a new documentary on it about a month ago. There is an ancient mine site in Israel (I think) that is called by that name - but only to draw in tourists. The documentary's verdict was that Solomon's mines were in Africa and the evidence of it is long gone - but they showed a current mining site in Africa that probably looks similar to what Solomon's mines looked like.
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100% reliable? You must be joking right? Because I know that you are. As to your example - 100 % wrong. "Solomon's mines" have not been found. I know this for a fact because I was watching a new documentary on it about a month ago. There is an ancient mine site in Israel (I think) that is called by that name - but only to draw in tourists. The documentary's verdict was that Solomon's mines were in Africa and the evidence of it is long gone - but they showed a current mining site in Africa that probably looks similar to what Solomon's mines looked like.
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Of course, the claim that the mines had been found isn't IN the Bible, therefore the fact that they have not does not mean it isn't 100% reliable...Unless you have some more logically sound argument then that.
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Of course, the claim that the mines had been found isn't IN the Bible, therefore the fact that they have not does not mean it isn't 100% reliable...Unless you have some more logically sound argument then that.
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IMO, it is a testament of those who experienced the times. Each saw and wrote as they interpreted things. Some items may be totally correct while others may be wrong if only for spelling or personal recollection. The overall 'story' of the book is not History but history and His Story.
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