[Havoc]

I'm not a scientist who works in this field, but I just can't believe that the thousands of people who do this science every day (and the thousands who have done it in the past) can all be wrong.

Yeah, everyone once thought for long periods due to deep science that the earth was flat. I just can't imagine how they could be wrong.

[nyg4168]

Yeah, everyone once thought for long periods due to deep science that the earth was flat. I just can't imagine how they could be wrong.

Yes, rational people once thought the world was flat, in large part due to the influence of religion, but also due to their limited scientific capabilities. Then they figured out that in truth the earth is a sphere.

Similarly, rational people once belived that God created the universe in just six days some 6,000 years ago, in large part due to the influence of religion, but also due to their limited scientific capabilities. Then they figured out that in truth the universe has taken billions of years to reach its present state, and it continues to change and evolve every second.

So, no, we don't know everything, but we know a lot more than people did 1,000 years ago when they thought the world was flat and even more than people did 3,000 years ago when Genesis was written.

[shubi]

Yeah, and certain creationists thought that having the definite article in front of the English "day" meant that yom meant a 24 hour day, until someone pointed out to them that the Hebrew does not contain the definite article in any of the 6 days of creation.

Of course, it is doubtful whether that pertinent piece of information has changed certain creationists "mind" about their particular misinterpretation of God's Word. And for some reason certain creationists disappeared from the thread and never again mentioned the glaring error.

Of course, that is only a theory.

[WildTurkey]

Yeah, everyone once thought for long periods due to deep science that the earth was flat. I just can't imagine how they could be wrong.

Because the Bible said so.