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My main point, Dear Sister in Christ, is that I believe both expressions of that timespan!... There is nothing in my scientific training or in Scripture that dictates that I should do otherwise....

Well for Heaven's sake, dear Brother in Christ, I certainly agree with you there!

This is not a case of "either/or," but of both — depending on which observational viewpoint one is operating from.

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<GRIN> I knew we were in agreement, Dear Sister in Christ! I was just spelling it out for those who may not have thought about this subject as long and as hard as we have.

And, that is particularly true for those who have been taught (or worse, teach) [erroneously] that there must be ONLY one viewpoint.