Does God Exist?

[-Cp]

Here's a great article on the age old question "Does God Exist?

http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home...existence1.asp

[5stringJeff]

Good article, although I don't hold the young-earth creationist view.

[-Cp]

Good article, although I don't hold the young-earth creationist view.

That's a bummer - you should spend more time reading that site then Jeff..

http://www.answersingenesis.org/home.../2006/0303.asp

http://www.answersingenesis.org/home...1/chapter8.asp

[Mr. P]

Here's a great article on the age old question "Does God Exist?

http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home...existence1.asp

I think the question should be, 'Whos God' not 'does God' exist.

Thump on.

[Gaffer]

I don't buy it. It's fundimentalism denying science and the real world.

Not all athiests are pro-abortion or morally corrupt.

The bible claims the world only existed for the past 4000 years. Yet the chinese have been around for 5000 years. But then they weren't known to the bible writers at the time.

[-Cp]

I don't buy it. It's fundimentalism denying science and the real world.

Not all athiests are pro-abortion or morally corrupt.

The bible claims the world only existed for the past 4000 years. Yet the chinese have been around for 5000 years. But then they weren't known to the bible writers at the time.

Actually - the Biblical timeline for Earth-age is 6000 years....

[Mr. P]

Actually - the Biblical timeline for Earth-age is 6000 years....

Yup, pretty silly ain't it?

[Gaffer]

Actually - the Biblical timeline for Earth-age is 6000 years....

Did they change it to allow for chinese civilization? It was always purported by the fundies that the world was create about 4000 years ago based on the begats.

The world is more than 4 billion years old. There was never a flood that covered the whole world. There's not that much water on the planet to do that even if you melt the polar caps.

[darin]

Did they change it to allow for chinese civilization? It was always purported by the fundies that the world was create about 4000 years ago based on the begats.

The world is more than 4 billion years old. There was never a flood that covered the whole world. There's not that much water on the planet to do that even if you melt the polar caps.

I've been a christian for nearly 30 years, and I've never heard people claiming a 'hard' number like "4000 years". News to me.

Frankly, the notion the world is BILLIONS of years old seems silly to me, however.

[jillian]

I'm kind of confused as to why the need for so many of these types of threads. People believe what they're going to believe, and hopefully everyone is comfortable with his or her beliefs. Also, last time I checked, this was a pretty secular board.

Not trying to be mean here, but I kinda don't get it.

[theHawk]

Actually - the Biblical timeline for Earth-age is 6000 years....

I'm a little curious to know where any of these numbers come up. Genesis is so vague, isn't it possible it covers eons?

[Hagbard Celine]

I'm a little curious to know where any of these numbers come up. Genesis is so vague, isn't it possible it covers eons?

No, it's not possible. Adam and Eve were created out of clay 400 years ago and they rode dinosaurs to church every Sunday and Wednesday evening. And they didn't have belly buttons.

[5stringJeff]

I'm a little curious to know where any of these numbers come up. Genesis is so vague, isn't it possible it covers eons?

It was calculated by a bishop, IIRC, using the timelines in the Old Testament, and making the assumptions that 1) the "days" of Genesis are 24-hour days, not "ages" or "eons" (which are other translations of that word) and 2) OT geneaologies are complete (i.e. not missing any generations).