#172229 - 06/03/08 03:19 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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What's to explain? There are some who believe in the Biblical theory of the flood(Genesis 6-8) and those who don't generally don't believe in the Bible to start with so, naturally, they don't believe in a wordwide flood. Having tramped the length and breadth of what I believe are the remains of Noah's Ark at the foot of Mt. Ararat, I guess that you would have to say that I believe in the Biblical story of the Flood. Regards, G www.anchorstone.com
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#172230 - 06/03/08 03:26 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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It could be, though, that nishaun is talking about the ways in which creationists tend to use the flood to explain many of the features of the earth, such as the Grand Canyon, that those who believe in an older earth ascribe to hundreds of thousands of years of erosion. The 'flood theory', as I understand it, is the invoking of the flood to explain quite a wide variety of phenomena, including the fossil record and the existence of fossil fuels.
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#172232 - 06/03/08 03:30 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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PS I envy you the experience of seeing the Ark!
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#172233 - 06/03/08 03:43 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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The term often used is Flood Geology. There are some things that flood geologists struggle to explain. However there are also things that natural geologists struggle to explain. So I think it has more to do with the assumptions one begins with than the evidence being examined.
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#172389 - 06/05/08 01:05 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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#172588 - 06/07/08 04:57 AM
Re: Question about the age of the earth
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<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcBV-cXVWFw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcBV-cXVWFw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> That video is extremely humbling. We will never be able to contact any of them, unless we overcome the most basic laws of physics. Even at the speed of light, thousands of generations will have passed before we even make any progress. I hope on other planets they don't have the same laws of physics as we do or we will be locked out forever form contacting anyone. Quick question for anyone, So if the universe is expanding, and new galaxys are being formed, is it safe to assume that there is a fixed amount of matter in the universe?
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