[chuck_the_tv_out]

Genesis 1 is a parable, written so that we can understand WHY things happened.

You are obviously a Christian, so I'm not going to argue over this issue, although I do disagree.

And if you want to say "a day is a thousand years", and take 6 days, make it 6 thousand years, then turn those days each into a thousand years, you get about 2.1 billion years I think

But I think you do Genesis 1 a real disservice to say it's just a "parable about the why", and I think if you read it through a few times meditatively, you would see that

There is also a lot more information that supports creation and discredits evolution than you probably think. I often reccommend creation TV as a starting point: http://www.thestreamtv1.com/welcome_016.htm

[dan1123]

And if you want to say "a day is a thousand years", and take 6 days, make it 6 thousand years, then turn those days each into a thousand years, you get about 2.1 billion years I think

You might be interested in Gerald Schroeder's interpretation of the six days of creation. Most interestingly, his answer to whether creation is six 24-hour days or 15 billion years is "yes".