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Originally Posted by Descended From Darkness  I really don't believe in "Intelligent Design" as its called. I mean there is no possible way that Humanity, the Earth, and the Universe could come from nothing. We know that our planet is at least 6 billion years old and not 3 thousand years old. It baffles me how people actually believe in the Bible's words even though it is 3000 year old book that contradicts with modern society. (It says that slavery is a okay in the Bible whereas its not in today's society.) |
I am sorry but of all the reasons I have heard to contradict the Bible that one has to be one of the most absurd. A "3000 year old book" that had laws concerning something that was common at the time, is still in existence today, and was only questioned in the last 200 years?
As for the other the Bible does not say the world is 3000 years old. Here is the time line given.
1-6000 years, creation of the earth.
6-7000 years, God rested/Garden of Eden.
7000-???? years, the Garden of Eden.
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App 4000 BC Adam "born".
Between 2400 and 2300 the Flood.
Between 2300 and ???? Peleg lives and the "earth (continents) is divided".
App 2000 BC Abraham.
Between 1400 and 1300 Moses
App 600 BC Babylon conquers Israel and carries them off into captivity.
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0 BC/AD Christs Birth (though really they think it was about 6BC).
etc etc.
App 2008 Now.
Note: It doesn't say how long the Garden of Eden was around or if Adams age is based on when he became mortal or when he was born.
We don't know the exact time of Peleg but he was Noah's great-great-great grandson (Peleg-Eber-Salah-Araphaxad-Shem-Noah). I love the name Araphax, *cough* but back on subject.
The point is Biblically the time given is approximatly 6000 years not 3000 and that isn't the age of the earth it is
the age of "man" as given from Adam's "birth".
Oh and one final point, it does not say the world/universe/man came from nothing. As I pointed out before it was created/organized not snap your fingers there it is magic walla. (It does make a pretty picture though.)