Young Earth Creationists

[Powerman]

Just some random thoughts by Powerman here...

I recently started dating this wonderful young woman that I met here at LSU. She's not very religious much like myself. We were having a discussion about the young earth creationists and she actually brought up a good point that most of the young earth creationists are too stupid to bring up.

As most of you know, the earth is estimated to be about 4.55 billion years old by most scientists and young earth creationists believe it to be about 6 thousand years old. My gf had an interesting theory about an "out" they could take with regard to the argument. She said that in the bible God created Adam and Eve as adults and not children and thus in the same fashion created a mature earth. While she doesn't believe this, I believe it to be a pretty good theory that would make a lot more sense than all the junk science bullshit these people spout out.

[Nienna]

Okay! Works for me!

Hope everything goes well with you & your girlfriend. It's a blessing to have your lover be like-minded on important subjects.

[Powerman]

Thanks

Now I feel bad for cursing you out in the other thread LOL

[Hagbard Celine]

In the face of the geologic record, these yec's look pretty moronic to me.

[Powerman]

In the face of the geologic record, these yec's look pretty moronic to me.

That's because they ARE morons

[Nienna]

Thanks

Now I feel bad for cursing you out in the other thread LOL

Not a problem... we all have our moments.

[darin]

YEAH! Let's just RIDICULE those who don't agree - Call them MORONS because, ya know? It's BETTER and junk!!

:-/

[Yurt]

YEAH! Let's just RIDICULE those who don't agree - Call them MORONS because, ya know? It's BETTER and junk!!

:-/

...and stuff...

[glockmail]

That's because they ARE morons

They're not morons they're just been told they'd go to hell if they believed otherwise, by a preacher taking Genesis literally.

I heard a preacher the other day with an excellent take on this. Genesis is a literary masterpiece, full of multiple layers of complexity and stuff. If you consider a "day" to be an "age", the wole thing dovetails nicely with geologic reality.

[Hobbit]

I actually thought of this when I was about 7 or so, but didn't really devote a whole lot of thought to what I believed until I was much older. It's possible, but I believe it's unlikely.

[Lightning Waltz]

She said that in the bible God created Adam and Eve as adults and not children and thus in the same fashion created a mature earth. While she doesn't believe this, I believe it to be a pretty good theory that would make a lot more sense than all the junk science bullshit these people spout out.

Why would a "God" create the world, state that it was created in a set time period and give evidence that contradicts that same time period that "God" said it created the world in?

Seems like a twisted "God" to me...

You can claim it's a test of "faith"...I suppose. But, I think I'd prefer the simple explanation.

[Hagbard Celine]

YEAH! Let's just RIDICULE those who don't agree - Call them MORONS because, ya know? It's BETTER and junk!!

:-/

What other moniker would be more appropriate for someone who ignores physical evidence and actively pursues the goal of turning mankind's quest for knowledge backward?

[Hagbard Celine]

They're not morons they're just been told they'd go to hell if they believed otherwise, by a preacher taking Genesis literally.

I heard a preacher the other day with an excellent take on this. Genesis is a literary masterpiece, full of multiple layers of complexity and stuff. If you consider a "day" to be an "age", the wole thing dovetails nicely with geologic reality.

Why not just write "age" instead of "day" then?

[darin]

What other moniker would be more appropriate for someone who ignores physical evidence and actively pursues the goal of turning mankind's quest for knowledge backward?

You honestly cannot debate without ad hominem. You are transparent.

[Hagbard Celine]

You honestly cannot debate without ad hominem. You are transparent.

Whaaaat? Actually, my avatar is a picture of me and I'm not transparent. You're wrong. Again.