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Originally Posted by photon
Ahh but that gets right down to it, I honestly don't believe 99% of the people who actually believe in a young earth are morons.. they just do so to avoid cognitive dissonance.
Bible is inerrant, bible says earth is 6000 years old and man was created (not evolved), therefore science must be wrong. EDIT Rather their pastor tells them this is what the Bible says, as has been pointed out others interpret scripture differently.
If most of those folks actually learned something about the subjects they'd quickly discover their position is silly.
But people have busy lives and really does it matter to me much if the earth is 4.5 billion, 6000, or a few days old? |
What is the motivation for teaching that literal translation? I'm sure retention of a congregation would be a quick response but would opening up interpretations to mesh with science hurt or help in that endeavor? I say help....but we've already proven I don't do well in this subject.
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